Manuel Diaz Snowboarding from Chile to Stevens Pass in this Video

A look inside the Chilean connection at Stevens Pass, WA. Cinematographer Jeremy Dubs takes you behind the scenes of filming How The Northwest Was One to talk about the Chilean invasion at Stevens Pass and how it all started. Get the scoop on Chilean ripper Manuel Diaz, as he blasts new lines at Stevens Pass.


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Manuel Diaz Chilean Snowboarder

What is it like to Snowboard in Chile? Watch as Pro Snowboarder Manuel Diaz shows us what its like to spend a day snowboarding the Andes. A complete day exploring the mountains, and shredding the backcountry.
We meet up with Manuel at his house in Farellones. I was traveling with the television crew from 24/7 TV Chile. We were on a mission to show exactly what a day in the life of a snowboarder in Chile is like. Manuel Diaz was the perfect candidate because he is truly the best Chilean freestyle rider out there. He's able to build and destroy big jumps and he's got a good style. His sponsors include Nitro Snowboards, Billabong Clothing, Bern Helmets, Spacecraft, and POW gloves.
So we met with Manuel and proceeded to fill up gas at the local gas station, which has gallons of gas at over $5.00 USD each. Ouch! Products are always more expensive up in the mountains. Then we get the gas and head up to the top, where we dropped the snowmobiles and took off for the upper backcountry. The powder was deep and it took us a while to get out there, but when we finally did, we realized that there was a perfect spot to build a jump out in the middle of nowhere, with a nice steep landing. In snowboarding you really can't ask for much else, so we were very happy that we found this place. The snow was deep and dry and the sun was shining. Classic Andes mountain riding.
We did a little interviewing, where I got interviewed for 24/7 about my recent dvd Sentimental Values and we did an interview with Manuel about building jumps. Then all the camera guys got into position across the valley and got ready to get some shots. Manuel went to hit the jump with Vicho, another local rider. Manuel proceeded to land trick after trick, including fs360, swbs540, fs540, fs720, cab9, bs180, and almost a fs1080. Vicho had some trouble since it was his first jump in a few months and let Manuel take over session. It was an incredible moment to see. Manuel was unstoppable and everything worked out great. The hardest part of the day was snowmobiling out of the area doubling with the sleds in some very steep terrain. It was a great start to June snowboarding in Chile. Thanks to Manuel, Felipe Costa, and Marcello Flores for getting this day organized for us.

Chile Snowboard 2008 Snow Conditions Video

Farellones, Chile June 2008
Thanks for backing our stuff and watching our videos! Right now the season is off to a good start down south of the equator. A few early snow storms have swept in and the sun has came out for some Chilean sunsets. So while it might be summer where you're at, just remember that the shred rips on somewhere on the globe.

We also just finished a new 2 minute video from the June 2008, the first month of summer snowboarding in wintery Chile. EXPN picked it up, so check it out now.

Gracias por el apoyo y por ver nuestros videos! La temporada empezo bastante bien aca en el hemisferio sur. Unas pocas tempranas nevadas ya han caido y el sol salio para los clasicos atardeceres chilenos. Por lo que, aunque puede que sea verano en el lugar donde estes ahora, solo recuerda que en algun lugar del globo hay powder y riding.

Tambien acabamos de terminar este nuevo video de dos minutos de Junio 2008. El primer mes de snowboarding en verano en el invierno de Chile. EXPN nos puso en su pagina. No te lo pierdas!


Jeremy Dubs
Director
Funner Films

24/7 TV Chile Action Sports Channel

I recently met some of the guys from 247TV chile and worked together with them during an episode (#143) they shot on Manuel Diaz. They have around 144 episodes so far, and its some good stuff to watch. Its all in Spanish so be prepared. They have features on snowboarding, motocross, skateboarding, surfing, mountain biking, and more. It cool cause they profile a lot of Chileans as well as international pros that come around. The show is hosted by Felipe Costa, and a lot of it is filmed by Marcello Flores.

Manuel Diaz: Pro Snowboarder from Chile

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Manuel Diaz is a 19 year old ripper from Chile who has been riding since practically the day he was born. He has lived in Farellones, Chile his whole life and been featured in snowboard videos from the La Tabla and Funner Films crews, magazine cover shots and interviews in Revista Demolicion, La Tabla Snowboarding and more. This weekend he made an appearance at a contest in the United States called the Holy Oly at Summit-at-Snoqualmie Ski Area in Washigton State. Showing up internationally known pros, bested by only Willie Yli-Luoma for 1st place, he went huge and won the runner-up Berserker Award for going big.

Manuel Diaz es un ripper de 19 años de Chile que ha estado andando en snowboard prácticamente desde que nació. A vivido en Farellones, Chile, la mayor parte de su vida, y lo podemos ver en videos como La Tabla y Funner Films, en portadas y entrevistas en revistas nacionales como Demolición y La Tabla. Este fin de semana hizo una aparición en un concurso en Estados Unidos llamado el Holy Oly en Summit-at-Snoqualmie en el Estado de Washington. Con riders de categoría internacional, Manuel salió segundo lugar, con Willie Yli-Luoma sacando en primer lugar. Manuel tomo unos enormes saltos y gano el premio Berserker por los saltos mas grandes.