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For the TimeLine online video series this last winter, professional snowboarder Xavier de le Rue and cameraman Guido Perrini had the privilege to travel to some of the worlds most exotic snowboarding locations, to film and ride some of the worlds most exotic terrain. Yet while watching the videos in the series, you tend to focus more on the gnarly slopes that Xavier is shredding down, and less on the natural beauty of his surroundings. But Luckily for us, cameraman Guido Perrini kept his lens open on and off the slopes, and ended up taking some phenomenal mountain time-lapse shots that look as if they belong in a National Geographic documentary. Best viewed in HD, and in Theatre/Full-Screen mode. Check it out…

In this episode, Xavier discusses the up’s and down’s of the season and where he stands personally in his professional career. He discusses that snowboarding really isn’t about nailing the best trick or shredding the best line, but instead it’s about the feeling you get when you’re doing these things. If you’re not feeling that inherent and unabridged joy when you’re out on the mountain, then something needs to change to get back to that. Check it out.

In this episode, Xavier and crew are on the prowl for untracked couloirs in the Northern Italian Dolomites. After a storm brings in 16″ (40cm) of fresh with bluebird skies the next day, the team goes exploring on “one of the most beautiful mountain in the Alps”, Le Dolomiti. While watching this vid, it not only reaffirmed my respect for Xavier de le Rue as a rider (shredding down 45°-50° couloirs at 4:01), but also gave a newfound respect for cameramen Guido Perinni and Tero Repo (as they hang out of the side of a helicopter to photograph Xavier at 3:46). This crew is what is making this one of the best video series on the web right now. Check it out…