Kurt Heine has been filming snowboarding for over two decades, and more recently has worked on all Forum projects since THAT. Check out this Lens Crafters interview with Snowboarder Magazine.

When I go on feature trips it’s always the filmer who has the best stories. Seriously. In the ranks of snowboard media there is just something about this lot that makes them the most colorful of the bunch and within this sect Kurt Heine reigns as one of the biggest characters. I was first introduced to Kurt when I was just an outsider admiring his aggro riding style on the pages Transworld. Today, there are riders who can triple cork but probably couldn’t torque their knee until it touched their topsheet like Kurt could. A day-glo outfit, coifed hair helmet, and Oakley Factory Pilots filled out the kit for the young Kurt. In the early 90s, Heine transitioned to his current role behind the lens. Since then he has captured most of the riders and much of the trickery that has defined snowboarding for the last two decades. Terje Haakonsen, Peter Line, Jamie Lynn, Pat Moore, John Jackson, JP Walker, Jeremy Jones, Jeff Anderson, Devun Walsh, and Jake Blauvelt are among the icons who have found themselves framed by Kurt. Beyond the realm of filming, Kurt has further impacted snowboarding by conjuring up some of the most progressive man-made terrain features ever seen by developing Heine Slope Tools. From mailboxes for jibbing to hand-crafted tow-in winches, Heine Slope Tools have facilitated all manner of progression both for professional riders and weekend warriors alike. Though Kurt has come a long way from his Mt. Hood hesh roots and he no longer flexes his knee into perplexing positions, he is still just as tweaked as ever.-Pat Bridges

Age: 45
Home Mountain:   Mt Hood Meadows
Film companies worked with: Mack Dawg Productions 1991-2000, Strait Jacket Films (my own Company):2001-2004, Poor Boyz Productions(ski movie): 2005, Forum snowboards team movies:2006-2012 current
Gear: Canon 7D, Panasonic DVX100, Tri-Pod  Gitzo carbon fiber legs (GT3531LSV), Tripod head Bogen 504, Snowmobile Ski-Doo 800 renegade 137″
Movies Filmed For:
1991: "Stayin Alive” Kurt Heine video/ MtHood locals video
1992: "The Hard The Hungry and The Homeless” Mack Dawg Productions
1993: "Upping The Ante” Mack Dawg Productions
1993: "TB 3″  Standard Films
1994: "TW Video Magazine” Volume 1 videos 1-4.
1995: "The Melt Down Project” Mack Dawg Project
1996:  "Stomping Grounds” Mack Dawg Production
1997: "Simple Pleasures” Mack Dawg Productions
1998: "Decade” Mack Dawg Productions
1999: "Technical Difficulties” Mack Dawg Productions
2000: "Amp”  Mack Dawg Productions
2001: "Unleashed” Strait Jacket films
2002: "Road to Madness” Strait Jacket Films
2003: "Daily Dose” Strait Jacket Films
2004: "Committed” Strait Jacket Fims
2005: "War” Poor Poyz Productions (ski film)
2006: "That” Forum team video
2007:  "FYI”  Forum team video
2007: "North South East & West” Special blend & Foursquare video
2008: "Forum or Against Them” Forum team video
2009: "Forever” Forum team video
2010: "F-IT” Forum team video
2011: "Vacation” Forum team video
2012: "# Forum” Forum team video

Pat Moore is trying to help raise money to build a skatepark in his hometown in New Hampshire. If you're free this Friday, drop in and try your luck at getting your hands on some Forum product, toss a high-five to Pat, and take in another viewing of Video of the Year. It's win/win all around.

FOREVER was recently named Video of the Year at The Transworld Rider's Poll Awards in Denver, CO. This isn't the newest of news, but if you weren't there to drink the various drinks, and see/hear the various acceptance speeches, here's your chance to catch up on what you missed. You'll see some familiar, and not so familiar faces, on the stage, but these are just a fraction of the gentlemen involved in bringing you the bangers. That's neither here nor there. Watch, enjoy, and........get ready for next year.

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