"Sometimes plans are just plans - illusionary ideas of a desired future, which then more or less correspond to the subsequent reality. The idea for this project was to discover new, less frequented places for snowboarding with a well-rehearsed crew around Simon Pircher, Flo Corzelius and Sebastian Madlener - starting out in Lebanon, the multicultural Japan of the Middle East. While this first foray into uncharted territory went mostly according to plan, a certain global pandemic quickly threw a wrench in our plans thereafter. Travel ban, exit restrictions, stay-at-home. Uncertainty - absolute poison for plans.

So we discarded any wishful thinking and took advantage of the opportunities that suddenly opened up in our immediate surroundings. Spots, that were an absolute no-go before, were suddenly an option. People were too busy to be bothered with adults playing around with their boards. The snow was all-time. 

So Discard is exactly that - not, what we had initially imagined, but in the end better than we could have ever dreamed."

Riding From Flo Corzelius and Simon Pircher

Filmed and edited by Sebi Madlener

Presented by Volcom

Supported by Capita, Union & Deeluxe