Kazuhiro Kokubo graces the latest cover of Snowboard Mag 11.2: The Transcendent Issue. Kazu is also one of the four chosen riders in Colin Whyte’s Against The Grain feature. Frederik Kalbermatten, Laura Hadar and Jake Welch round out this piece, each speaking their minds on what has driven their unorthodox careers.

If you haven’t seen Jeremy Jones’ latest film, Higher, the last of his trilogy, you need to. You also need to read Jeremy’s feature interview by Nate Deschenes in this issue. Here you’ll meet Jeremy Jones the father, husband, snowboarder, company owner and Protect Our Winters activist and find out the mindset needed to go Further, Deeper, Higher — “You go all in.” From Tim Eddy’s Mtn Life Design and Scott Lenhardt’s Artist Profile, to Destination: Southern Colorado, a Soundboard music feature you will either love or hate, a switch method master’s take on style, and all the curated content you’ve come to expect, this is snowboarding the way we see it with the intent to inspire you to get creative in the name of shred. Enjoy! — Susie Floros, Editor In Chief

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Edited by: Cody Rosenthal www.rosewoodoriginals.com

Footage provided by: CAPiTA Snowboarding

Music: “Must Be Real” by Scotty Arnold, @scottwarnold

Cover photo shot by: Tsutomu Nakata in Asahidake, Hokkaido, Japan @tsutomunakata

See more of Kazu in Defenders of Awesome 2: STAY BAD ASS

Special thanks to:
Mark Dangler
Blue Montgomery
Carl Harris
Miles Atkinson