La Zone – A legendary European Backcountry Snowboarding Area
In the early 2000's, snowboard filmer David 'Vlad' Vladyka and a handful of riders discovered an off-the-radar area on the French-Swiss border that held massive potential for shooting freestyle snowboarding.
Industry Interviews: David “Vlad” Vladyka from Absinthe Films
David Vladyka or Vlad as he is more commonly known as, has been with Absinthe since 2002. He’s shot some of snowboardings most iconic imagery in that time and is still shooting today. We reached out to Vlad to see how he got started, the state of current snowboarding, why snowboard videos are still important and to reflect on some of his best moments. All photos for the interview are provided by the legendary Jérôme Tanon.