All language subtitles for Milestone.2024

This video part definitely has been a
real challenge to myself.

I mean, I didn't feel any pressure from
the outside. The pressure came from

myself.

And see if I still have what it takes to
do it on that level that I think in my

head that I could pull it off.

I think the best way to actually see it
was by going to some same spots that

I've hit in the past and in my prime.

Pretty ready for a feet check.

Always the first hit is the most nerve
-wracking.

I mean, it's been seven years since I
hit this, you know, so it's kind of... I

don't remember too much about the feet
or nothing, you know, but just got to

feel it out.

Because if I look at the years, let's
say, 05, 06, 07...

That was the time when I was feeling the
strongest.

And then leading up to this project, you
know, being 40 and going back to the

same spot that I've hit in the past,
like, I have way more question marks in

head. It's like, can I still do this?

Maybe it's a bit more, like, nerve
-wracking sometimes, like, knowing,

things that I still try to do, like,
because there's...

Higher risk of getting injured, of
course. Like, when you're 16, like,

rubber, you don't get injured.

But now when you're 41, every time you,
like, fall from this high up the ground,

like, you're in pieces, you know?

This is the legendary roof gap that I
hit in the past. First time was back

Second time was one foot.

Third time, I did a front flip and a
back rodeo, and now it's the fourth

I want to do, like, a switch underflip.
There's always, like, a little bit.

More excitement going switch into
something like this, you know, because

can't mess up on the lip or before the
lip, you know. You have to make it all

the way over to be on the safe side, you
know.

A classic day in the life of a family
man.

I woke up 6 o 'clock in the morning with
the kid, took him to daycare at 9 o

'clock. Come here by yourself, build
this massive roof gap.

Pick up your kids from the daycare, feed
him, put him to sleep, and then I'm

going to come back here and hopefully
start shredding around 10 o 'clock and

back home by 12.

That would be ideal.

And pretend like nothing happened.

But this is something that's pretty hard
to explain to the fam, you know, it's

better. I pretty much leave it out. I
don't tell my wife either that I'm

here. I'm like, yeah, I'm going to go
hit the mellow street spot, you know.

And then in real life, I'm here at the
parking garage, jumping from roof to

roof.

I used to think that life is over when
you turn 40.

And I definitely don't think like that
anymore.

I think 40 is the new 20.

My brain definitely still thinks that
I'm 16, but my body feels like I'm 70

years old. So I'm just trying to
compromise between my mind and my body

the things that I still do.

This thing's big.

It's actually a lot steeper and longer
than I remembered.

A legendary spot.

I hit it back in 06.

for uh following me around get a front
board and a nose press now 18 years

back at the same spot we'll be stuck
together backlit this time i think i got

strong in the head weak in the body
that's the way to do it

like once you come here like you really
have to be on point to get the shots

especially in finland in the winter time
you know like the days are really short

or the daylight like knowing okay that
spot's ready there's snow i got a day in

the calendar i got the approval from the
wife i can go to the spot you know so

then i decide i'm gonna come here and
then i just have to be like all right

to get that trick

Ready?

Yeah.

I think that was a turning point when
filming for this part was like

okay, now I got this trick, you know, so
that kind of like opened my mind again.

Okay, now I can really go for it and get
more tricks and I can ride on that high

level that I see in my head.

I've had a good career and I still feel
like I want to film one more video part

that I could be satisfied with.

Ender came out in 2015, which was nine
years ago.

So I claimed I wasn't going to film
another part, you know, and then that's

it was supposed to be.

Until I got a call from Rene, Rene
Kangas, yeah, three years ago. I was on

phone with him and he's like, Eero, I
got this idea for your next project.

You should film a video part and release
it on your 40th birthday. You know, you

have a couple seasons time, you know,
you can make it pretty easy for yourself

and you should give it a go.

Widget. To me, it feels really cool.
Like, Rene is one of the best

in the world at the moment.

Like, why does he want, like, this
washed -up old fart to film another

doesn't make any sense.

But when I started, like, processing the
idea, it just felt more appealing to me

as well to make it more like a personal
challenge and trying to see how far I

can take my snowboarding.

So I think the motivation was a little
bit healthier in a way.

Or healthier for the mind and for the
pressure, maybe not healthier for the

body, but it's like, but that was the
price that I was willing to pay. Like, I

mean, I wanted to see.

So between 2015 and 2024, I'd be mainly
focusing on some like

Red Bull projects, like more scripted
projects, you know, so it's been like

Snow Castle.

I made Helsinki Transitions.

There was this like...

Rally crossover project with one -line
projects, plus doing stuff for the

Instagram. You know, I've been, like,
staying active, but it's different.

Yeah, I think there's a huge contrast
between, like, filming only for

or filming a video part, because in the
Instagram clips, you're always riding in

your own comfort zone, and you're doing
a trick that feels fun and most likely

won't get hurt.

But when you go filming for a full part,
you want to kind of like be on the edge

a little bit. And you have this like
some sort of like doubt every time you

to a spot. Like, I wonder how this is
going to work out. Like, I wonder if I'm

going to get the shot.

I feel like there's definitely like
higher risk, of course, but also in a

there's higher reward.

And I think the motivation just builds
up when you're filming a video part.

the same motivation doesn't build up
filming for Instagram.

We have to move the landing gear to the
right.

Fuck,

that's an M. It's coming towards us.

Fuck, it's coming.

That's it.

And the video part itself is like a
statement.

Like, this is what I have, and this is
how I want to look like on a snowboard.

Like, it gets more interesting in a way,
and it feels like a process, like a

never -ending process.

Like, once you get a clip, you start,
like, visualizing, like, the end result.

You're like, okay, now I got this
frontside wall right. Like, maybe now I

something else. And then you get that
shot, and you're like, okay, now I'm

missing this.

Basically, like, when you put your,
like...

You're hard and you're focused into
something. That's who you are as a

snowboarder. And that's what the actual
leader part is about.

Yeah, that's where I break my rib, you
see, over here.

Yeah, you see where I slip out. I put my
arm down, and then I pop my shoulder,

and then I break my rib on the ledge.

I'm like, yeah, I think I can still do
this.

A couple more tries. I was feeling
confident. I'm like, I'm going to get

one. Because I thought it was going to
be easy, to be honest.

And so, like, I had so much adrenaline,
and I was all, like, warmed up. I'm

like, I'm still going to go. And I kept
going for, like, 30 more tries, trying

to get this clip, and then still didn't
work out.

Yeah, I just got fucked.

I mean, 60 tries after, like...

I don't get this.

I'm not going to have this trick.

But I have this mentality going into
spots.

I give it my all that one time that I go
there. And if it doesn't work out, I'm

just not going to go back. I mean,
that's the case still.

I mean, this was close, but this would
have been so fucking ugly too.

I had no control.

I just jumped in and I'm like, where
should I look?

That sea was like...

It took over the control that just the
ledge itself, like, I don't know. It

never felt good.

It was a night mission, so I went back
home. I was at home, like, at 3 o 'clock

with a broken rib. Like, I was laying in
bed. I remember, like, my wife woke up,

and she's like, yeah, how was the
session? I'm like, it's great.

It was great. You know, I was barely
able to breathe, you know.

So, but I didn't want to, like.

Make her like worried at all, you know,
like I don't think I even told her in

the morning that I had a broken rib I
was just trying to play like

cool, you know Daddy's fine. You know
when the kid came over he's like, yeah,

I'll take you to daycare. No problem.

And then And I remember like the next
step when I dropped him off to daycare.

I just went straight into scoping more
spots I was never that good at like

giving myself time to rest of the
injury, you know There's like three days

I was already snowboarding

My body's always telling me I shouldn't
be doing these things that I do, but

something in me just wants to do it. And
I also, I'm sort of scared too, you

know, because I feel like snowboarding
is one of the only things in life that

I'm really good at. So I just kind of
want to hold on to it.

So I want to be able to be doing these,
like, hardcore tricks as long as

possible. And my mind is still there, so
I still know I can.

And I want to be able to prove it in
this project.

I do think about the risks.

Snowboarding, definitely a bit more than
I used to, but I think that's just

because of getting older. I mean, of
course, because I'm being a dad, I think

about stuff a bit differently too. Plus,
I get to snowboard way less, which

means... When I get to a spot, I'm not
as confident as I used to be, you know,

so I feel like I have to do so much more
work with my mind to be in the right

place when I'm actually throwing down
these tricks.

I don't end up trying anything that I
feel like I couldn't be able to pull

you know. So I'm sort of playing it safe
on the terms of my own skill level, I

would say. I guess for other people it
doesn't look safe, but to me it usually

feels safe because I do tricks that I
know well and I hit spots that seem

comfortable to my skill level.

I was down by one of those guys that
I...

Come up with an idea and I still want to
get it out of the system by doing it,

you know, to kind of scare myself a
little bit and prove it to myself that I

do it, you know.

Like having a vision and making it
reality.

And that's kind of like the way I always
performed. And I'm not willing to let

go from that thing, even that I became a
father, you know.

I always used to have powder clips and
street clips and park clips in my video

parts because I wanted to showcase
people that I can do it all.

But for this part, my life has changed
quite a bit.

I wanted to go out there and get a clip
and then still be able to come home and

see my kids and see them grow.

So coming out of Finland, what's
accessible for me, it is the street.

I usually cycle.

On this road, and just one day I saw
this. I'm like, holy shit, there's a new

ledge. Definitely needs to be hit.

But it's sick because sometimes it's
pretty hard to reach some of the spots

a car, you know?

It's so much more accessible with the
bicycle, you know?

So now I'm this fucking old guy driving
in a cycling in a spandex looking for

spots, you know?

Not so core anymore.

Do I look core?

I feel core.

Can you picture me doing a backflip on
the ledge?

As you can tell, I'm pretty desperate
for spots.

I found this spot last winter and did a
front board on it. It was not nice.

It's shitty spots in town, but still,
you know, it's close to home. I had to

it.

Yeah, it's pretty funny. In the past
three years, most of the spots that I

found, I've been either, On a walk with
the baby, or cycling as a training, or

on a family vacation.

That's my scouting missions.

Front blunt, drop to front board.

Down the rail.

It used to be different. We would just
drive around for 10 hours looking for

spots.

And now I'm trying to use all my time
wisely.

It was so random. I found this spot.

So I'm on vacation at a spa hotel.

It's right around the corner.

It's out of breakfast. I'm like, telling
my wife I've got to go to school.

And then behind the corner, I see this
leg. I'm like, I scored. So hopefully

this is going to work.

Because it was a long drive, three and a
half hours.

Just to get here.

Well, if I don't get this shot, it's
going to be a waste of time.

Managing time definitely gets tougher
these days.

I don't think I even get like half of
the snowboarding days as I used to. And

when I get out, like I'm trying to be as
productive as possible, you know.

Been a long fucking day.

It's 12 .30.

Yeah, that was good. We hit two spots.

A lot of building.

A lot of fucking shoveling.

I think at least five hours of shoveling
today and then both of us hit a spot.

Pretty exhausted.

I think it looks really promising.

I definitely want to hit it.

As always, when you go on the roof,
there's a high chance of getting kicked

but it looks like a pretty mellow spot
for that.

But it looks insane.

Wow.

I'm pretty happy.

Yeah, yeah, I'm super happy.

Like my back is just like that. Really.

It's... I woke up at 7 .30 again. I just
can't sleep right now.

I can't sleep past like 7 .30.

No matter like what time I go to sleep
like even last night went to sleep at 2

or like we tried like we tried Yeah I

feel like you know, which is weird, you
know, like this is pretty

exhausting and pretty heavy, but I still
feel like I'm on a vacation Getting

away from home feels like a vacation
Even it's a pretty tough work

Life is pretty challenging at the
moment, to say the least.

Being a husband, being a father of two,
and then being a TV host.

Being a sports commentator.

I'm really selective with the social
media

influencing stuff.

In a way, I feel lucky that I get
offered to do these things. But at the

time, I'm really protective on the
things that I do.

So I want to make sure that the things
that I do really look like me.

It definitely gets more challenging
these days to get the focus on

because I have so much other shit going
on.

I mean, I was forced to be more
productive now.

The days get really scheduled.

This was pretty much the first year that
I had my own calendar, you know, like a

full -on old -school calendar, just
writing down, all right, Arrow's going

snowboarding on Tuesday and Thursday.

So those are my, like, go -to days. So
that's when I go.

Ride the slopes or hit the streets and
get the tricks for the part.

I definitely get questioned quite a bit
if I still snowboard or if I should

quit, you know, and all this kind of
stuff. I mean, I guess it's something

the age, you know, when you turn 30 or
you turn 40, you know, like snowboarding

is one of those sports that isn't like
looked at as a sport for grownups, you

know. So I also want to break those
barriers, you know, just showing people

when you're 40, you can still do.

gnarly tricks that you can still throw
down and actually have fun doing it, you

know. You can tell that I did it first
try, right? Because I'm steaming. Yeah.

No snow anywhere.

I do question myself sometimes, too.
Like, why do I love snowboarding so

To me, it's like a way of life. I can't
do it myself.

Not snowboarding, basically.

And it's one of those things, like, more
you snowboard, more you want to

snowboard. And more tricks you learn,
like, more tricks you want to learn.

So it's like a never -ending process.

I'm stoked.

Another day, another clip, or what?

I guess at this point in my career, I
feel like I'm trying to maintain the

that I've been at, and that's already,
like, challenging enough.

But sometimes I might learn, like, these
little jibs here and there, which still

motivates me, of course. Like, it's fun
to go on the hill and trying something

new.

at all the resorts in southern finland
they usually open up at 4 p .m on the

weekdays which is a horrible timing for
me because that's when i pick up my kid

from the daycare but luckily i know a
person that owns a resort that we get to

go ride because otherwise i wouldn't
really be riding that much so he makes

possible for me to get some time on the
snowboard basically thank god and it's

funny like sometimes there's not even
any people they just leave the door open

so i can like go start the lift by
myself. I'm like, yeah.

I have my own resort pretty much, which
is nice. I feel like Marcus believe that

we're on.

This is a really good practice zone for
us for getting ideas and learning new

tricks that you can take to the streets
and film for the parks.

A bunch of the new stuff that I did this
season, I will practice here.

Like personally, I didn't think of any
sort of midlife crisis.

I mean, I didn't buy a Lamborghini.

I didn't buy a Harley.

But when I look at it now, maybe filming
this part is some sort of a midlife

crisis to myself, seeing if I can still
ride on that level that I would like to

ride. And I mean, I feel like this is a
healthy midlife crisis in a way, at

least for my wallet, but maybe not for
the body.

sacrifice my body for this midlife
crisis, but... But I mean, at least my

is safe.

You know? My family's eating my wallet,
so it's... I guess... Nobody's winning,

you know what?

I

think

snowboarding definitely makes me a
better father and better husband,

I... To me, it's a perfect job.

So basically, I get to go outside, I get
to do the things that I love, plus I

get to hang out with the people that I
love. Then when I get home, I'm full of

energy to hang out with my family.

And when I see my kids, I see my wife,
I'm like, this is what actually matters.

Even snowboarding is still one of the
big parts of my life, but that's just

supposed to be the fun aspect.

Yeah, if I'm trying to think about all
the milestones that I have in my

snowboarding career, if people asked me
like 10 years ago or 15 years ago, I

would of course say like the double back
rodeo or the win at X Games. Those

would be like the two highlights.

But now looking back, I'm like, maybe
the biggest milestone is like that I've

been able to snowboard for this long and
I've been able to enjoy it for this

long. I think all that other stuff
doesn't really matter.

I think the biggest thing that I learned
while filming for this part was I've

been ridiculous for myself, like
limiting myself from doing something

love the most. Like, I mean, why would I
put an age limit into snowboarding?

I mean, I used to think that
snowboarding has to be done by the time

reached 30.

And this part made me realize it never
has to be done, never has to be over.

But I feel like this was the first time
on my career when I actually felt like

rested after getting the last shot for
the part.

Like, I don't know what's next, but I
felt like I found, like, my happy place

snowboarding now. Like, I found my
peace.

All right.