Hollywood loves to embellish, especially when it comes to the action sports industry. Nothing adds a little more excitement than skiing into a crevasse or snowboarding out of a plane—neither of which we condone. Usually, they can get away with their trickery, but Olympic halfpipe snowboarder Scotty James is here to set the record straight. He sat down with GQ Sports to break down some iconic snowboarding scenes from movies like XXX, Point Break, Cloud 9, Johnny Tsunami, and more.
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I will say his critique of the hats in Johnny Tsunami is completely out of line—how could you not love them?! Every child in the '90s wanted one.
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January 29th, 2020
How could you forget about Toddorbert in Ski School 2!? Hands down best snowboarder on the silver screen.
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stash member Katie Lozancich
TGR Staff Writer and photographer. Fond of bikes, pow, and dogs. Originally from Northern CA, home for me has ranged from the PNW to a teepee in Grand Teton National Park.
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