“Hope you appreciate the exploration into the darker side of the mountains and snowboarding.” –Xavier De Le Rue
Heavy subject mattered covered by two of the best in the game. This isn’t your typical snowboard film project focused on tricks and lines, rather its an exploration into the risk vs reward equation big mountain riders face everyday. The consequences to a career spent navigating the toughest terrain on the planet are real and it refreshing to hear frank perspectives from Xavier de Le Rue and Elias Elhardt on how they prioritize whats most important to them:
“After tragic avalanche accidents, Xavier de Le Rue and Elias Elhardt deeply question their motivation for the potentially life-threatening pursuit of freeriding, which they have dedicated themselves to. During several days in the mountains together, they share personal experiences of risk taking and what being vulnerable actually means to them. By questioning unrealistic ideas of control, Invisible Ground sets out to explore how to obtain a reasonable balance between the love for adventure and a misguided drive to expose oneself.”