But those skills don’t always transition smoothly to other types of riding.
Last winter Amplid team rider Kevin Salonius joined the brand’s top tier team, the Cartel.
Before then, his riding had been limited to what’s available in and around Finland.
So firstly for everyone who doesn’t know, tell me a bit about you!
Well my name is Kevin Salonius and I’m a freeskier from southern Finland.
I live in a town called Kirkkonummi which is just outside the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
I have been skiing for Amplid for two years now.
What’s skiing like around Helsinki?
I think the ski and snowboard scene around here is really cool and pretty unique.
Serena is only has 55 meters vertical, there are a couple normal slopes and one terrain park.
So whenever there is enough snow in the city everybody is out there trying to film.
Even when it’s bad we always find enough snow to make it happen.
Tell me about the trips you went on for Rookie Season and how it came about?
The plan developed from there.
In March I flew to Vercorin in Switzerland to ski backcountry jumps with Alex Neuhror and Julien Lange.
We filmed with Yann Barthelemy from GPSY Feelin which was really rad.
My last trip was to Spain and Andorra in April.
I also had the opportunity to ride my first international slopestyle comp.
Has the Rookie Season experience changed your ambitions in skiing?
Any thanks and shout-outs?
Thanks to my family, all my friends and all of the new skiers that I met last winter.
Full Interview with Kevin:http://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Rookie-Season-Kevin-Salonius-Interview
