A snowboarding history lesson from Absinthe shines a light on a legendary location in backcountry snowboarding called the Col de Cou, known in the early 2000s as “La Zone.” Over the years, La Zone has changed and in this upcoming movie, Mat Schaer and David Vladyka dive into the evolution of this storied terrain.

From Absinthe:
In the early 2000’s, David Vladyka and a handful of snowboarders discovered the Col de Cou, a major crossing point on the French-Swiss border used by smugglers after the Second World War. This area with its hilly terrain became a legendary place for freestyle snowboarding. 20 years later, Mat Schaer and David Vladyka still come back from time to time to film, but the immaculate slopes are becoming rare. The excitement of the great freestyle years has given way to the hikers. A new page is being turned.