The world is in the midst of a technological revolution, and snowboarding is no exception. From its humble roots where snowboarders would hand-shape jumps. to today’s cutting edge scene where pro riders require ever bigger, ever more perfectly sculpted features to try the latest tricks.
But with two sides to every argument, is this evolution really an improvement? Are the machines taking over?
The Burn Units take to the mountains to decide. It’s an army of snow cats, pipe dragons, winches and skidoos versus good old fashioned shovels and sweat.
Deep in the wild and varied backcountry of Riksgränsen, it’s back to basics as Gigi Rüf and Arthur Longo bring a slice of their trademark creativity to adapt to the natural terrain. Meanwhile park kings Ståle Sandbech and Mathieu Crepel embrace the mechanical age to create the ultimate kicker where their technical prowess shines.
It’s the impact of this technology that paves the way for progression within snowboarding; bigger and better tricks are no longer an expectation but a given. But as long as snowboarding exists, they’ll always be those who reach for the shovel and just harness what nature offers.
Check Human/Machines now to see where the debate takes them.

nto the Silverton backcountry.
In this episode Cheryl goes on her first backcountry trip of the season to Silverton, Colorado. Teamed with Kimmy Fasani and Hana Beaman the girls all push themselves and each other to new limits, landing tricks that have never been done before. Perfect conditions of blue skies and masses of fresh snow, the girls also head up to a mountain hut to find the best of the good stuff.