A seXtreme film wins the 2006 Red Bull Hike&Ride
A snowboard porno? Yes, a snowboard porno. “Strapped In” combines kickers, big lines, and sex into a double award-winning mix.
The Winners: Vinzenz Lueps and Alex Schmaltz (Germany)
Vinz and Alex took home the overall prize for the 2006 Red Bull Hike&Ride as well as the Sony Mastershot Award. That’s’ the first time one clip has won both awards.
Sex sells. Go figure. ;)
The first two thirds of their clip is a hard-riding adventure that pokes fun at skiers. They drop lines off of a house, slash a windlip, kick it in the park, and trip up a couple people in the process. Then things get crazy. When Vinz meets a sexy girl at a nightclub (who happens to be a skier’s girlfriend), Alex pins the guy down while Vinz makes his move. Change of location, and we’re in the bedroom. You’ll have to see the rest for yourself. Don’t show it to the kids.
A strong year and close competition
The riders and pubic agreed that the overall quality of this year’s clips was very high and the competition was tight. Up in Les Portes du Soleil, the teams filmed big lines, fresh trax, and major action in the parks. It was plain to see that they all worked hard to create original characters and storylines. In the studio back in Zurich, they mixed original music and sound effects with tracks from the Red Bull Audiofiles. The eight clips that resulted from their efforts are as unique as the teams.
Scott McMorris and Tim Warwood (UK)
Their clip was well done and they obviously put a lot of thought into it. Scott and Tim were real contenders for the win. The Brits live close to the Portes du Soleil, so they felt pretty comfortable finding the big lines and kicking it in the parks. When they started filming at the top of the cable car station where the heli had landed to interview them, all the local kids were taking their picture. Rock stars!
Robin Kaleta and Jiri Lausecker (Czech Republic)
The Czech team’s riding was absolutely sick, and they must have hiked for miles to get their shots. They also win the hard-partying award for the event. Team Czech stayed up all night to edit and got very drunk in the process. No one was safe, especially the girls. They finished at 7am Sunday morning and tried to get everyone drunk at breakfast. They were hanging out (literally upside down) from the riders area for most of the day.
Nicki Langer and Jakub Malik (Switzerland, public team)
The Swiss public team got Jansci Hadik (their photographer) to dress up like a woman, and that should win a special award. You’ll have to check out their clip to see what I mean. Do you remember The Karate Kid? Mr. Miyagi will teach you about snowboarding ... They made a good showing with both a strong storyline and hard riding.
Martin Winkler and Alois Bickel (Austria)
At the Carnival next to their hotel at the Portes du Soleil, they rocked the party all night long. If there was a prize for best costume, they would have won. Martin, better know as Macfly, and his partner Alios took their idea of Back to the Future to a whole new level.
Sverre Lilliequist and Kaj Zackrisson (Sweden)
Sverre and Kaj’s tribute to Batman and the Joker was a riot. Their “soundtrack” – really more of a strange Swedish Batman chant – was as cool and offbeat as the two guys who made it.
Robert Olsson and Emanuel Hedvall (Sweden)
The first team to finish their clip was the second Swedish team: Robert Olsson and partner Emanuel Hedvall. Their thriller was unique, to say the least. Great editing and reincarnation in the mountains left people wanting more.
Brice Lequertier and Fred Serin (France)
Brice and Fred kept the spirit of the French clipmaking tradition alive. 2004 winner David Vincent would be proud. Their editing session was intense and went on all night. It was almost like they were searching for something that they could not find. Hmmm ... I wonder what it was? They even threw in some German for the locals. Ah Scheisse!
You can also check out Nathan Gallagher’s photos from the party. Here's his photo gallery on Flickr.
If you missed anything during the event, all the news and daily posts are on the official 2006 Red Bull Hike&Ride web site and Daily Log.
See you next year,
~G~
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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