► Canon Surf II 1988 - 80s Oldschool Snowboarding Film HD

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--- Subscribe for more https://goo.gl/zEBVsw --- Régis Rolland, né en 1960 à Grenoble1, est un snowboardeur français. Il est particulièrement connu pour la série de courts-métrages Apocalypse Snow dans laquelle il tient le rôle principal. Il est l'un des précurseurs du snowboard en France2. Biographie Ski Espace de Didier Lafont en 1983 Apocalypse Snow de Didier Lafont en 1983 Apocalypse Snow II de Didier Lafont en 1985 Apocalypse Snow III de Didier Lafont en 1986 Canon Surf I en 1987 Canon Surf II en 1988 Il découvre le snowboard au début des années 1980 grâce à l'équipe de snowboarders américains Winterstick venus pour l'ouverture et la promotion de la station savoyarde Arc 2000. Il tombe sous le charme de cette nouvelle discipline et leur rachète une de leurs planches. En 1986 il lance sa première marque de snowboards Apocalypse Surf et installe son atelier de fabrication dans le village Isérois de Villard-de-Lans. Apocalypse Surf, au bord du gouffre, est racheté par l'américain Jack Lin en 1990. L'aventure américaine dure deux ans car Régis Rolland se voit dépossédé du nom Apocalypse. Il lance alors A-Snowboards en 19933. En plein essor, sa deuxième marque de snowboards est rachetée par le groupe français Rossignol en 2000 qui s'en sépare pourtant en mars 2003. Un mois après, il lance sa troisième et actuelle marque de snowboards APO à laquelle il ajoute une gamme de skis 4 en 2008. APO est racheté en 2010 par Snowide1. En septembre 2014, Régis Rolland est licencié d'APO5. En décembre 2014, il parraine la 9e édition du World snowboard da French Canon Surf II - Oldschool power Movie by Patrice Aubertel, with Régis Rolland, Jean Nerva, Jean-Phi Garcia, William Arnaud, Mylène Ducloz, Alain Ducloz This movie is the sequel from Canon Surf I. Both films were displayed around France in the years 1987-1988-1989 and contributed to the growing popularity of the sport. Every rider is on Regis Rolland's Apocalypse snowboards, except Jean Nerva who is riding a Burton Safari I in part of the movie. Regis rides in purple suit with white glasses: Style!!! The trilogy of cult films, Apocalypse Snow In February 1984, Regis filmed Apocalypse Snow for release in the following fall. This short French film, innovative for its time, set the stage with a unique scenario: an expert snowboarder, ‘the genius of the mountain’ played by Régis Rolland, pursued by evil skiers, mono-skiers, and all kinds of demonic vehicles. The film was crowned by six major international awards and seen by millions of people. Regis toured the world and left his mark in the minds of generation after generation, beyond the world of sport. Apocalypse Snow is the origin of the explosion of snowboarding in Europe, with Régis Rolland becoming the emblem, paving the way for big mountain riding. In Apocalypse Snow I, mono-skiing and snowboarding are potential sports undervalued and misunderstood. Riders were shown to test their own limits. In 1985, Apocalypse Snow II, the challenge is renewed with more sophisticated action. The final film in the trilogy, Apocalypse Snow III, was filmed during the winter of 1986, the survivors of the Apocalypse return to the source, the scenery of Japan and the United States set the stage and push the riding to generate some real action for the movie. By 1987, snowboarding has become a very promising and exciting prospect for winter sports. To draw a close to the Apocalypse Snow series, Regis and director Didier Lafond joined forces once more, more than 20 years after the first release. The 2008 release, Apocalypse Snow: The Return, saw the good guys chasing the original villains! The trilogy of brands Following the trilogy of films Regis started the trilogy of brands that were to shape the way for the final brand we know today, Apo Snow. The name of the film series was registered and Regis began to develop his first ever snowboards under the name of Apocalypse Surf (1986-1991), which then evolved into A Snowboards (1992-2002) and finally, Apo Snow (2003 till present). This journey through the industry was not without turbulence yet allowed Regis to gain some real industry know-how. In 1983 Regis developed his first snowboard for the simple reason that, ‘I screwed my Winterstick board!’. At this time there were no snowboards in Europe and with Regis’ cabinet making background he worked with his childhood friend Bernard Gervasoni in Villard-de-Lans to manufacture a press to build his first swallowtail boards. With Bernard, Regis set up his first studio in 1986 to market and manufacture the brand, Apocalypse Surf. This is where the saga began, Regis admitted, ‘I did not know anything in business, I learnt on the job. It was a constant struggle’. 1986 - 1991 Apocalypse Surf The first product release from Apocalypse Surf accumulated 1500 hours of work, with handmade tooling, ‘we were real shapers, CNC machines did not exist. From this experience, I kept a keen eye!’, said Regis.