VIDEO: Tapping Into Kosovo’s Post-War Snowboard Culture

When your home country has been ravaged by one of the most brutal wars in recent history, it’s hard to imagine focusing on leisure activities like skiing and snowboarding. However, as pro snowboarder Elias Elhardt discovers on a trip through former Yugoslavia, some locals are embracing this culture in the hope of breathing new life into these incredible mountains.

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Elhardt meets a local snowboarder named Hamdi Hisari, who guides him and his friends through this special place, sharing and embracing the opportunity sliding on snow has given him. Aside from the cultural experience, the crew realizes that the local mountains hold some world-class riding.

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