Backcountry Podcast | Ep. 16 | Snowboard Lore With Torstein Horgmo

Torstein Horgmo is a veteran in the pro snowboarding community whose career isn’t slowing down anytime soon. From X Games gold medals to his close involvement in Shred Bots content and countless video parts, he’s definitely earned his epic reputation.
Nils chats with Torstein about his path to becoming a pro snowboarder, and the two bond over the challenges of frequently traveling solo at such a young age. Torstein touches on his passion for making music and digs into his relationship with Norrona-one of our favorite brands.
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Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:11 - Norwegian Roots
10:17 - Starting To Compete
13:15 - Transitioning To Winter School
16:03 - Traveling For Events
20:53 - Facing Your Fears
26:38 - Staying Ahead Of Trends
31:14 - Balancing Competition & Film
37:21 - Gravitating Towards Film
41:50 - Mastering The Session
53:56 - Making Music
58:01 - Working With Norrona
1:05:57 - What's Next
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[@NilsMindnich]

Stoked to catch up with this legend.

[@terminator259]

Torstein the absolute style master! This long form convo explains why this guy became my fav back around 2013. A snowboarder on the outside but an artist at his core. Friggen dope

[@alessoBonora]

How is this showing up in my feed so late! 😂
Awesome episode!... keep em coming!!

[@playeralv]

Yoooo!! This one was for the books! TH is the man!

[@kendallzylstra5957]

It's crazy how he's been able to maintain his level of riding for so long 😯

[@DJStroble]

I was really hoping to run into him at copper but I got injured the first damn day I was there. Then he rode the next day there, just my luck. He is just like me but I am trash at snowboarding and not the best editor but I sure do love to film.

[@psalmsurfer1]

TH sounds so American you wouldn't even know he's Norwegian if you met him randomly lol either way..absolute legend

[@payten-brooks]

Just stop saying like so much please

[@kgomz788]

I hate the pod set up lol