At the ripe age of 23, Torstein Horgmo has already been around the block more than a few times. Bursting onto the scene barely 4 years ago, he’s quickly risen to the highest levels of pro riding, with countless big-time podiums, film parts for Standard, memorable covershots and essentially taken over as the public face for many of his sponsors. Hell–just his epic park run in “Aesthetica” alone blew people’s minds. The best thing about the young Norwegian however, isn’t his list of accomplishments or his unparalleled versatility–what sets him apart is that the fire is still burning. He’s outspoken about the industry and current scene, an almost masochistic personal critic to his work, and has long been widely considered to be one of the hardest-working snowboarders on the planet. He’s even leading the way on the digital level this season, with the launch of www.torstein.net.
We caught up with Torstein during the film shoots for the new TransWorld 20 Tricks production. After riding Northstar with him for a few days, it’s hard not to have a great time on the hill with the kid. He truly loves to ride–regardless of terrain or conditions–and the energy he’ll put into every last detail is pretty damned inspiring.
After a year spent traveling the world on the contest circuit and filming what figures to be one of the best all-around videos parts of the upcoming movie season, he stops to looks back on it all. All I did was press record.
- AH

Kid’s got one filthy back tail, to say the least.

Euros are the only true hipsters. Sorry, Portland.

Probably the 7th or 8th of these that were done perfectly. But just not perfect enough…

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