This Week for our 10 Years Questionnaire we have the man behind The Snowboard Realms: TJ Schneider. Renowned for his creativity and buttery-ass style, Teej was a fixture in the scene well before The Realms and he slayed it all. He usually takes his blade to the park and urban shred grounds but homeboy straight crushes whatever terrain crosses his path. His creativity flows freely, from his riding to his paint brush, TJ is a true artist.
Where were you and what were you doing in 2000? 2002? 2004? 2006? 2008? Now?
2000 - I was living in Calgary, shredding a ton with friends and making little movies.
2002 - I was living in Whistler, shredding alone, painting a lot, hanging in and cleaning my room.
2004 - I was back in Calgary, shredding with friends again, writing more and more, living a bit more of a party life.
2006 - I was still in Calgary, spending a lot of time on the road, and then I went a little crazy.
2008 - I was back in Vancouver, painting, writing and shredding a lot, making little movies called The Snowboard Realms.
Now I'm hanging in Van, making a ton of different movies, painting and feeling pretty good.
Gapping to the down side with big ol' 270 and 450 on's circa 2003 at Camp of Champions
Worst bail in 10 years?
Probably in 2002 when I hooked my toe edge on a kink and flew face-first down the stairs. I was pretty lucky though, I caught the rail and managed to flip over to my back before I hit the ground, the sequence ran in an old issue of Transworld... No good. The bail that hurt the most though was this past season, when I launched a tranny-finder way too large and wrecked both my knees, Episode 5 Season 2 of The Snowboard Realms.
Anyone that is still famous now that should have been left at the millenium door?
I dunno...
Pole jammer FS 180 into the bank, Austria
What music were you listening to in in 2000 and do you still listen to it today?
Cursive, Bright Eyes and Kind of Like Spitting.
Worst move you pulled when you were wasted in past 10 years?
Throwing up.
If you could have lived in a different era, which one would it be?
Maybe the early 1900's in Vienna, just to hang with artists like Schiele and Klimt.
Favorite movie of the past decade?
Basquiat.
TJ filming for The Snowboard Realms
Did you ever buy Method Mag on VHS tapes?
No.
Any funny nicknames you got tagged with the past decade that you managed to shake?
Regis, Tits and Jam.
Best rider of our era?
I dunno.
Have snowboarders gotten smarter over the years or just more wasted?
More wasted.
What do have to say to Method for surviving alcohol poisoning for a decade?
Good for you!
How many groupies have you banged in the last 10 years?
Zero.
Would you like thank snowboarding for anything?
Of course, I would love to thank snowboarding for all the amazing places I have seen, all the wonderful people I have met and the wonderful days of powder that have left me breathless.
Some take the stairs, TJ takes the drop! Japan
How does your bank account compare to what it looked like 10 years ago?
Ten years ago I moved to Calgary with $1,600 and lived off that for 6 months... Things are a little better now.
Top 3 who's who of snowboarding in the last 10 years?
Peter Line, Terje, Shaun White
Flipping off the cupcake into some deep pow pudding
Who's video part do you wish was yours in the last 10 years?
I have no idea...
After 10 years what sensitive information can you declassify?
Watch The Snowboard Realms, it tells you everything!
I woulda, coulda, shoulda been...
Less stressed-out.
What has drastically changed that would be hard for kids to believe these days?
Everything has changed.
Photos by Joel Fraser