Stack Footy Premiere at High Cascade

The super sneak peek, mind shattering, world ending, brain corroding premiere of Think Thank's new movie Stack Footy just dropped on the street course of High Cascade Snowboard Camp. The population of Government Camp appeared to quadruple as each of the stars in this epic, new film seemed to have a posse rolling deeper than the last.

Jesse Burtner and Sean Genovese brought a new slab of creativity this year, and it showed throughout the entire film. From stop motion video and rider intros to the lines taken to the mix of historical footage they managed to dig up on each rider, this was a unique experience. Somehow managing to acquire footage from virtually every shredder's childhood, Stack Footy is an eclectic mix of past and present, and a strong reminder of how even the most gangster tailblockers started out as backyard shredders, bonking nothing but their heads.

This year Think Thank's original eccentricity was subdued, yet definitely still there. Starting out with Nick Visconti's tire/jib obstacle-course bangers and continuing with Burtner's ghostride of a steezed out shuvit, it was evident in the riding. The soundtrack didn't fail to provide a different point of view, either. Instead of stock this-year's-(genre)-euro/street-pop, there's a great mix of tunes, and Engle's part got to keep some of the old creepster styling of the weird instrumentals I've grown to love.

The pace and general feel of Stack Footy is faster and more in your face than ever before. You get smashed with Ben Bogart hitting one of the longest kinks I've ever seen, then shocked by Austin Hironaka doing some weird half-flip transfer between two tree wallrides. Austin Granger gets flushed through a snow spiral into a tunnel and pops out into a backflip, followed by Johnny Miller laying out one of the sickest double backies I've set eyes on; meanwhile Gus Engle manages to get 5050ish on three different levels of the same stone wall.

Sean Genovese stepped out from behind the camera to Bart Simpson the great plains' length of grass; Burtner tags in someplace much snowier to cab 9 rocket into the deep pow (one of the rare occasions he had both feet attached). Pat Milberry threw down a wallride across a cat's plow over a gnarly gap while Beresford had so many different locations in his spot I'm surprised to see him ever walking around with his snowboard unstrapped.

Yet, the best was still to come. Scott Stevens' part was jaw dropping banger after banger. I'm pretty sure someone made him a character in a video game, because the lines he took throughout his part were purely imaginary, never believable as true without the video as proof. His rail mastery unquestioned, he still manages to astonish with moves like 1 footed back boards; I guess his board got tired at one point because he did a madonna slide, pure box-foot-slippery action. Maybe it was after the intense action of a sideways firecracker he managed to balance down some stairs, or possibly because he kept up the tradition of the front flip, knuckle, front flip. If the board had been around to talk, I'm sure it'd have some stories to tell.

For sure, this is a movie to pick up and watch on repeat in slow motion. It doesn't have the million foot gaps or billion dollar budget, but it will fry your brain if you don't take time to pursue understanding of each trick thrown. If you don't want to believe me, ask a friend. Half of Windells was there, along with all of Govy and HCSC with everyone cheering harder after each part. If you haven't heard by now, maybe you should pick up all the Think Thank vids for summer school. Tell your mom, she'll be glad you're getting knowledge.

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