SPENCER O'BRIEN SNOWBOARDER

Lana Del Rey

spencer — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:35:52 +0000

I love Lana Del Rey. This chick is a total freak and I am so down with it. I’m a bit late on this album, I thought I had pre ordered it on iTunes, but I guess they had other ideas. Anyways, this is the first single/video from her new album Paradise. I’m just getting into the whole album, but this song and video alone are great. I disagree with the critics and love her voice and the fact she’s doing something different.

Check out “Ride” below.

Talk soon,

More Coverage

spencer — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:39:52 +0000

Phew, Europe is loving me these days! So stoked to be featured in so many awesome magazines. Thanks to Britta and Sam over at Cooler Mag, I had such a great time in London shooting my cover and spread, it’s always fun to get dressed up and do something I’m not used to. Also thanks to Sam Nelson from Dragon for putting me up at his place and showing me around the town.

I also did a feature with Pleasure Mag during the Nike Chosen Sessions called “Taking Laps”. My good friend Anke Eberhardt and photographer Fischi came out from Munich to spend the day shredding with me. We shot all the portraits and the interview while on the lift and all the photos are from the one session in Austria. Thanks to Anke and Fischi for featuring me, I’m really stoked on how this one came out. Always a pleasure guys! Get it…pleasure? Ha.

Check out the interviews below and please check out each mag’s websites here. Cooler Mag and Germany’s Pleasure Mag.

Talk soon,

Jamie Anderson Shoot

spencer — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:11:56 +0000

So last spring the lovely Ms. Jamie Anderson invited myself and a crew of ladies to her hometown of South Lake Tahoe to do a bit of late season riding and shooting. Jamie’s home mountain Sierra at Tahoe set us up a private park, full of rails and butterpads and two sick jumps. It was great to get to just ride a fun jump without the pressure of a contest and we had some really progressive sessions. I learned a new trick and had a great time riding with the girls. Check out the edit below and some of my personal photos. Can’t wait til next year!

Talk soon,

Cooler Lifestyle by Ellis Scott August 2012

spencer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:09:20 +0000

Cooler Lifestyle by Ellis Scott August 2012

Cooler Cover

spencer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:44:43 +0000

Cooler Magazine Cover October 2012

SNOWBOARD MAG NOV 10 COVER

spencer — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:25:09 +0000

Snowboard Magazine Cover November 2010

PLEASURE COVER ESPEN

spencer — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:24:19 +0000

Pleasure Girl’s Special Cover 2010

Snowboard Canada Women’s Annual Cover

admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:22:51 +0000

Snowboard Canada Women’s Annual Cover

Beyone: Year of 4

spencer — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:09:08 +0000

In the past few years, I’ve begun to really appreciate strong, powerful women. Women who stand up for something, who own themselves and push hard for whatever it is that they want. It doesn’t have to be something monumental, I find inspiration in my friend’s grandmother who just has the most wonderful disposition and lives her life with such conviction at 80 years of age. Beyonce, or any pop star for that matter, has never been in this category for me. I’ve never been a huge Beyonce fan, there’s always just been something about her that didn’t sit right with me. She’s beautiful, has an insane voice, but for some reason I just wasn’t convinced and always wrote her off as some manufactured pop star.

After watching the video below on the making of Beyonce’s most recent album 4, I am completely sold on this woman and have placed her in the category of strong, inspiring women that I look up to. Check it out below and see for yourself. Run that world Bey.

Talk soon,

Golden Ride Interview

spencer — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:58:07 +0000

I got some coverage lately! Not a contest blog! Can you believe it? Check out my interview from this month’s issue of Golden Ride Magazine, which is unfortunately in German, but still worth a look. If you’re in Europe, you should pick up a copy, it also has a great feature on all the film girls and an interview with Hana Beaman. Thanks to Cyril for taking all of the photos and to the girls at Golden Ride for featuring me, I’m stoked on how it turned out!

Check it out below.

Talk soon,

Europe to NZ and Back Again

spencer — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:47:53 +0000

OK. It’s been a while. I official took a vacation from my blog, but now that the off season shred has started up again (uh, well it started a few months ago, but whatever, you get the drift) I’m going to try and get back on the horse and entertain all 4 of you that frequent this thing, or that stumble across it when you are incredibly bored.

My summer was pretty incredible. I spent a lot of time at home with my man and a lot of time on airplanes. I went to London for the Olympics, Sweden for my friend Marie Louise and Henrik’s wedding and to Spain on a rock climbing vacation. I came home for just over 24 hours to pack my board bag and get on a flight to Queenstown, NZ to start riding again.

It was an interesting start to my year. I love New Zealand, it’s one of my favourite places to go and although the weather can be a bit crazy, Snow Park and Cardrona always have good set ups. That country also houses some of my best friends and is home to the most epic coffee ever. It’s usually a perfect set up for stress free riding, but this year the weather had other ideas. I didn’t get many days jumping due to tons of high winds and crazy storms, but it did provide for some awesome rail days and even a few powder days. After nearly a month in NZ, I ventured home for a quick week at home to open up my mail and I jumped back on the plane and headed to Austria for some time on the Hintertux Glacier. Last season was my first time riding in October as well as riding in Tux. We had a lot of bad weather, but a solid crew which made for a great time and some epic days. This year, we had a great crew, but awful snow conditions. I mean awful, I don’t suggest riding on glacier ice EVER. Nike put us up at the Bergfried Tux, a great hotel complete with a gym, spa and 4 course dinners which was definitely the highlight of the trip. We had a few fun days, but after two weeks of less than ideal conditions I pulled the plug and came home a few days early.

I had a lot of ideas of what these trips were going to be for me and none of them were a reality except for lots of flat whites and delicious dinners at the Bergfried. That is the reality of snowboarding sometimes though, and I guess it was a lesson learned. Despite not getting to ride as much as I would have liked, I had a great time in both spots and can’t wait for next year. Rolling the dice is part of the fun right?

Talk soon,

Back 1 tail Frdoe

spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:13:06 +0000

BS 180 Tail in Stranda, Norway 2011 by Frode Sandbech

Pleasure Taking Laps Page 1/2

spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:10:14 +0000

Pleasure Taking Laps PG 1/2 Nov 2012

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 3/4

spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:00:24 +0000

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 3/4 Nov 2012

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 5/6

spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:50:22 +0000

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 5/6 Nov 2012

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 7

spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:40:13 +0000

Pleasure Taking Laps Pg 7 Nov 2012

Cooler Magazine Contents Page

spencer — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:00:35 +0000

Cooler Contents Page Oct 2012

Cooler Magazine Interview PG.1 Oct 2012

spencer — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:00:31 +0000

Cooler Interview Page 1 October 2012

Cooler Interview Page 2

spencer — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:50:33 +0000

Cooler Interview Page 2 October 2012

Cooler Interview Page 3

spencer — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:40:54 +0000

Cooler Interview Page 3 October 2012