It appears almost accidental when this drive aligns with the talent required to ski at the highest level.
SuperUnknown XV winner Remco Kayser is a quintessential example of the latter.
This is where his passion for skiing really blossomed.
To share that stoke, Kayser now helps with those same organizations.
Its like it gives me that extra crispy energy and motivation.
Plus its not like school is really stopping me from going skiing… Thats exactly how he handled SuperUnknown, skipping classes and hoping it would be okay.
It worked out well and the win was probably the biggest moment in his budding career to date.
The word Superunknown alone means a lot to me.
The only change is I might get more opportunities and offers inside the skiing world.
What made you move away from competitions?
Did you know you wanted to pursue a professional career in film skiing?
Doing that, I realized competitions were becoming very institutionalized.
Im not saying Im not hard-working at all.
It just doesnt fit me and my personality.
Growing up, I never knew I could have a go at pursue a professional career in film skiing.
But that didnt mean I wanted to become professional.
I did it out of passion and love for it.
Then suddenly the Level 1 Superunknown adventure happened and Im now thinking about taking my skiing to another level.
Well see how that works out but Im super motivated to go nuts this winter.
The Streets of Geneva.
Photo: Vladimir Tisma
Talk to me about Buldozlife (Remcos Crew).
Last winter, we produced our first movie.
All filmed in the streets and BC of Switzerland and France.
How was your experience entering, attending and winning SuperUnknown?
I was thinking about going to university and just ski way less.
I really felt I could live without skiing you know.
But then I skied with my Buldoz friends again and all the crazy feelings hit me super hard.
After one single day, I was hooked again.
We drove from Portland to Mammoth where we skied for around 10 days.
After a very enjoyable Cali-style vacay, we drove to Winter Park in Colorado for the finals.
The SuperUnknown was obviously awesome.
(S/O to the Winter Park shapers, they did an awesome job too).
I think any single one of the riders could have taken the win instead of me.
Wells Lamont is also supporting me financially, which is a big change too.
Im very thankful for these opportunities!
Talk to me about that.
Hell yes, Im super stoked about that.
I think Level 1 did something great for the future of freeskiing by taking this initiative.
Anyway, I was very happy to see Rosina Friedel getting a spot this year at Superunknown.
Plus there has been a new wave of very stylish girls overrunning the insta-world and the interwebs lately.
Im hyped to see what theyre going to offer us next season.
Its a very ego-trip like movie.
Almost only me skiing cause I just gathered so many shots.
I think this question depends on what every individual thinks making it means to them.
Is it getting recognition from the ski-community or is it actually earning money from it?
Is it winning or doing well at some competition?
Putting out a cool segment?
My guess is that every person has a different perception of it.
Nowadays, I think it became very difficult to make it moneywise in the ski industry though.
Its a pity, but thats how the industry works now and thats how it is.
I think there are multiple reasons for this new situation.
I have been talking about plans with some of them, but Im not quite sure yet.
Im planning on filming stuff with Laurent this year.
I think I would be super glad to do something with Sami (Ortlieb) too.
Must be very cool to witness.
I would love to film at least some small part in the next Level 1 movie.
There are some other projects, I want to work on too.
I have a lot of ideas boiling in my head.
Nothing is fixed yet, but Im thinking a lot about it.
