1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,880 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,200 EERO ETTALA:This video part 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,160 definitely has been a real challenge to myself. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,880 I mean, I didn't feel any pressure from the outside, 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,880 the pressure came from myself. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,080 And see if I still have what it takes to do it 9 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:30,000 on that level that I think in my head that I could pull it off. 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,840 I think the best way to actually see it 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,120 was by going to some same spots 12 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,240 that I've hit in the past and in my prime. 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,320 [SERENE MUSIC PLAYING] 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,800 EERO:Pretty ready for a speed check. 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,240 Always the first hit the... nerve wracking. 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,120 I mean, it's been seven years since I hit this, so it's kind of.... 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,440 I can't remember too much about the speed or nothing, 18 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,840 you know, but just gotta feel it out. 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,880 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:11,240 EERO:Because if I look at the years, let's say '05, '06, '07, 21 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,400 that was the time when I was feeling the strongest. 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,560 And then leading up to this project, you know, being 40 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,040 and going back to some same spots that I've had in the past. 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,720 Like I have way more question marks in my head. 25 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,880 It's like, "Can I still do this?" 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:27,560 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 27 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,480 EERO:Maybe it's a bit more like nerve wracking sometimes, 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,880 like knowing doing the things that I'd still tried to do, 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,160 like, if there's a higher risk of getting injured. 30 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:38,640 Of course, when you're 16, 31 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,360 you're a rubber man, you don't get injured. 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,040 But now when you're 40, like, every time you, like, 33 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,000 fall from this high of the ground, like you're in pieces, you know. 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,920 This is the legendary roof gap that I hit in the past. 35 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,320 The first time was back 180. 36 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,280 Second time was one foot. 37 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,360 Third time I did a frontflip and a back rodeo, 38 00:01:58,520 --> 00:01:59,880 and now it's the fourth time. 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,800 I want to do like a switch underflip. 40 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,360 There's always like a little bit more excitement 41 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,000 going switch into something like this, 42 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,960 you know, because you can't mess up on the lip or before the lip. 43 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,360 You know, you have to make it all the way over 44 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:14,920 to be on the safe side, you know. 45 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:20,560 A classic day in the life of a of a family man. 46 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,160 I woke up 6 o'clock in the morning with the kid. 47 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,720 Took him to daycare at 9 o'clock. 48 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,240 Come here by yourself. 49 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,440 Build this massive roof gap. 50 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,160 Pick up your kid from the daycare, feed him, put him to sleep. 51 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,000 And then I'm gonna come back here 52 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,400 and hopefully start shredding around 10 o' clock 53 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,200 and be back home by 12. 54 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:41,760 That would be ideal. 55 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:43,520 And pretend like nothing happened. 56 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,400 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 57 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,800 EERO:But this is something it's pretty hard to explain 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:54,960 to the fam. 59 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,680 It's better pretty much leave it out. 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,320 I don't tell my wife either that I'm coming here. 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,520 I'm like, "Yeah, I'm gonna go hit this mellow, sweet spot." 62 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,840 And then in real life, 63 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,000 I'm here at the parking garage jumping from roof to roof. 64 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,280 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 65 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,760 EERO:I used to think that life is over when you turn 40. 66 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:23,760 And I definitely don't think like that anymore. 67 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:25,680 I think 40 is the new 20. 68 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,320 My brain definitely still thinks that I'm 16, 69 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,320 but my body feels like I'm 70 years old, 70 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:36,600 so I'm just trying to compromise between my mind and my body 71 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,640 to do the things that I still do. 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,000 This thing's big. 73 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,240 It's actually a lot steeper and longer than I remembered. 74 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,520 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 75 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:49,440 EERO:A legendary spot. 76 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,640 I hit it back in '06 for Follow Me Around. 77 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,120 Yeah, from frontboard and a nose press. 78 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,160 Now, 18 years later, back at the same spot. 79 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,320 Will be stoked to get a backlift this time. 80 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:03,160 I think I got it. 81 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,760 Strong in the head, weak in the body. 82 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:07,680 That's the way to do it. 83 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,400 [CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC PLAYING] 84 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,800 EERO:Once you come here, 85 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,720 you really have to be on point to get the shot. 86 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,760 Especially in Finland in the winter time, 87 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,320 the days are really short or the daylight. 88 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:31,480 Hammer time. 89 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,360 Like knowing. Okay, that spot's ready. There's snow. 90 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,840 I got a day in the calendar. 91 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,360 I got the approval from the wife. I can go to the spots, you know. 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,160 So then I decide I'm gonna come here, and then I just have to be like, 93 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,200 "All right, time to get that trick." 94 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,360 Wow! Yes! 95 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:35,680 Yes! 96 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,080 EERO:I think that was the turning point 97 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,280 when filming for this part was like realizing, 98 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:58,760 "Okay, now I got this trick, you know. 99 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,120 So that kind of like, opened my mind again. 100 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,200 Okay, now I can really go for it and get more tricks, 101 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,680 and I can ride on that high level that I see in my head. 102 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,120 I've had a good career, 103 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:15,760 and I still feel like I want to film one more video part 104 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,080 that I could be satisfied with. 105 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:22,880 Ender came out in 2015, which was nine years ago, 106 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,840 so I claimed I wasn't going to film another part, you know. 107 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,480 And then that's how it was supposed to be 108 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,560 until I got a call from Rene Rinnekangas, 109 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,040 yeah, three years ago. 110 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,040 I was on the phone with him and he was like, 111 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,400 "Eero, I got this idea for your next project. 112 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,960 You should film a video part and release it on your 40th birthday. 113 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,080 You have a couple seasons' time, 114 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,800 you can make it pretty easy for yourself, 115 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,480 and you should give it a go. 116 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:53,560 To me it feels really cool 117 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,560 because Rene is one of the best snowboarders in the world 118 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:56,840 at the moment. 119 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,280 Why does he want, like, 120 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,800 this washed up old fart to film another part? 121 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:02,320 That doesn't make any sense. 122 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,160 But when I started, like, processing the idea, 123 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,840 it just felt more appealing to me as well 124 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,760 to make it more like a personal challenge 125 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,760 and trying to see how far I can take my snowboarding. 126 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,240 So I think the motivation was a little bit healthier in a way. 127 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,640 Or healthier for the mind and for the pressure, 128 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,480 maybe not healthier for the body, but it's like... 129 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,440 But that was the price that I was willing to pay. 130 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,000 I mean, I wanted to see. 131 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,200 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 132 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,200 EERO:So between 2015 and 2024, 133 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,800 I've been mainly focusing on some like Red bull projects, 134 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,440 like more scripted projects, you know. 135 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,000 So it's been like a Snow Castle. 136 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,880 I made Helsinki Transitions. 137 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,240 There was this like rally crossover project with Kalle Rovanperä. 138 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,000 One Line my project, 139 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,720 plus doing stuff for the Instagram. 140 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,480 You know, I've been like staying active, 141 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,480 but it's different. 142 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,840 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING] 143 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:03,720 EERO:Yeah, I think there's a huge contrast 144 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,720 between filming only for Instagram or filming a video part, 145 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:08,680 because in the Instagram clips 146 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,680 you're always riding in your own comfort zone 147 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,320 and you're doing the tricks that feel fun 148 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,120 and most likely you won't get hurt. 149 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,440 But when you go filming for a full part, 150 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,600 you want to kind of be on the edge a little bit 151 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:28,080 and you have this like some sort of doubts every time you go to a spot. 152 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:29,320 Like, "I wonder how this is going to work out, 153 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,680 I wonder if I'm gonna get the shot." 154 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,920 I feel like there's definitely higher risk, of course, 155 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,040 but also in a way there's higher reward. 156 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,840 And I think the motivation just builds up 157 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,320 on when you're filming a video part. 158 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,160 Like the same motivation doesn't build up 159 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:45,600 filming for Instagram. 160 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:04,600 [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 161 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,880 EERO:And the video part itself is like a statement, 162 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,840 like, this is what I have, 163 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,720 and this is how I want to look like and snowboard and... 164 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:33,080 It gets more interesting in a way, 165 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,400 and it feels like a process, like a never ending process. 166 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:37,720 Like once you get a clip, 167 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:39,800 you start like visualizing the end result. 168 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,880 You're like, "Okay, now I got this frontside wall right, 169 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,680 maybe now I want something else." 170 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,160 And then you get that shot and you're like, 171 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:46,560 "Okay, now I'm missing this thing." 172 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:51,600 Basically, when you put your heart and your focus into something, 173 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,360 that's who you are as a snowboarder. 174 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,880 And that's what the actual video part is about. 175 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:03,480 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 176 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:43,880 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 177 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,880 Yeah, that's where I break my rib you see, over here. 178 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:18,120 Yeah. You see where I slip out. 179 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,920 I put my arm down and then I pop my shoulder 180 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,000 and then I break my rib on the ledge. 181 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,440 I'm like, yeah, I think I can still do this. 182 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:27,600 A couple more tries." 183 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:28,760 I was feeling confident. 184 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:29,920 I'm like, "I'm gonna get this one," 185 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,520 because I thought it was gonna be easy, to be honest. 186 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,880 And so, I had so much adrenaline and I was all like warmed up. 187 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:38,200 I'm like, "I'm still gonna go." 188 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:42,080 And I kept going for 30 more tries trying to get this clip, 189 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,600 and then it still didn't work out. 190 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,480 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 191 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,600 EERO:Yeah, I just got fucked. I mean, 60 tries after, like... 192 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,120 Like, I don't get this. I'm not gonna have this trick. 193 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,400 But I have this mentality going into spots like, 194 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,880 I give it my all on that one time that I go there. 195 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:06,960 And if it doesn't work out, I'm just not going to go back. 196 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,000 I mean, and that's the case still. 197 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:11,880 I mean, this was close, 198 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,680 but this would have been so fucking ugly, too. 199 00:12:14,680 --> 00:12:15,680 I had no control. 200 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,840 Like I just jumped on it. I'm like, "Where should I look?" 201 00:12:19,560 --> 00:12:21,040 That C was like... 202 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,520 It took over the control. Just the ledge itself, like... 203 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,080 I don't know, it never felt good. 204 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:29,920 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 205 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,080 EERO:It was a night mission, so I went back home. 206 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,920 I was at home like at 3 o'clock with a broken rib. 207 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:38,240 Like, I was lying in bed. 208 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,360 I remember, like, my wife woke up and she was like, 209 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:41,520 "Hey, how was the session? 210 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:46,880 I'm like, "It's great." It was great. I was barely able to breathe." 211 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,840 But I didn't want to make her worried at all. 212 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,760 I don't think I even told her in the morning 213 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:54,920 that I had a broken rib. 214 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,920 I would just try to play, like everything's cool. 215 00:12:58,240 --> 00:12:59,240 Daddy is fine. 216 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:00,400 When the kid came over, I was like, 217 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:02,080 "Yeah, I'll take you to daycare. No problem." 218 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:03,480 And then... 219 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,880 And I remember the next step when I dropped him off to daycare, 220 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,520 I just went straight into scoping more spots. 221 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,000 I was never that good at, like, 222 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,360 giving myself time to rest after the injuries, 223 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,280 you know, like, three days after I was already snowboarding. 224 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,120 EERO:My body's always telling me 225 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,040 I shouldn't be doing these things that I do, 226 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,520 but something in me just wants to do it. 227 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:30,640 And I'm sort of scared too, you know, 228 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:35,320 because I feel like snowboarding is one of the only things in life 229 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:36,480 that I'm really good at. 230 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,520 So I just kind of want to hold on to it. 231 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:40,760 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 232 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,120 EERO:So I want to be able to be doing these hardcore tricks 233 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:46,280 as long as possible. 234 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,800 And my mind is still there. 235 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:49,400 So I still know I can, 236 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,240 and I want to be able to prove it in this project. 237 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,880 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 238 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:03,160 EERO:I do think about the risks of snowboarding 239 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,120 definitely a bit more than I used to, 240 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,560 but I think that's just because of getting older. 241 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,520 I mean, of course, because I'm being a dad, 242 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:14,000 I think about stuff a bit differently too. 243 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:18,520 Plus, I get to snowboard way less, which means when I get to a spot, 244 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:21,160 I'm not as confident as I used to be, you know. 245 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,640 So I feel like I have to do so much more work with my mind 246 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:26,800 to be in the right place 247 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,240 when I'm actually throwing down these tricks. 248 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,000 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 249 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,120 EERO:I don't end up trying anything 250 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,520 that I feel like I couldn't be able to pull off, you know. 251 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,680 So I'm sort of playing it safe 252 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,240 on the terms of my own skill level, I would say. 253 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,320 I guess for other people it doesn't look safe, 254 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:59,560 but to me it usually feels safe because I do tricks that I know well 255 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:04,000 and I hit spots that seem comfortable to my skill level. 256 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,040 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 257 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:33,840 EERO:I would say I'm one of those guys 258 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,600 that I come up with an idea, 259 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,320 and I still want to get it out of the system by doing it, 260 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,280 to kind of scare myself a little bit 261 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,960 and proving to myself that I can do it, you know. 262 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:49,560 EERO:Like having a vision and making it reality. 263 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,760 And that's kind of like the way I always performed, 264 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,560 and I'm not willing to let go from that thing, 265 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,560 even that I became a father. 266 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,000 EERO:I always used to have powder clips 267 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,680 and street clips and park clips in my video parts, 268 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,360 because I wanted to showcase people that I can do it all. 269 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,760 But for this part, my life has changed quite a bit. 270 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,360 Like, I wanted to go out there and get a clip 271 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:25,360 and then still be able to come home and see my kids and see them grow. 272 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,240 So coming out of Finland, what's accessible for me, 273 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:30,400 it is the streets. 274 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,040 I usually cycle on this road 275 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,240 and I just one day I saw this I'm like, 276 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,640 "Holy shit, there's a new ledge, 277 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:36,960 definitely needs to be hit." 278 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,720 But it's sick because sometimes it's pretty hard 279 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,920 to reach some of the spots with a car, you know. 280 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,840 So it's so much more accessible with the bicycle, you know. 281 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,320 So now I'm this fucking old guy cycling in a spandex, 282 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,600 looking for spots, you know. 283 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,960 Not so core anymore. 284 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:55,280 Do I look core? 285 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:57,680 I feel core. 286 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,720 Get a picture of me doing a backflip on the ledge. 287 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,800 As you can tell, I'm pretty desperate for spots. 288 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:16,960 I found this spot last winter, and did it front board on it. 289 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:18,120 It was not nice. 290 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:20,360 The shittiest spot in town, 291 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,400 but still, you know, it's close to home. 292 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:23,560 Had to hit it. 293 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:26,600 Yeah, it's pretty funny. 294 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,160 In the past three years, most of the spots that I found 295 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,760 have been either on a walk with the baby 296 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:38,200 or cycling as a training or on a family vacation. 297 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,160 That's my scouting missions. 298 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,760 From blunt dropped frontboard down the rail. 299 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:49,960 It used to be different. 300 00:17:50,120 --> 00:17:53,440 We would just drive around for ten hours looking for spots, 301 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,480 and now I'm trying to use all my time wisely. 302 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,320 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 303 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:00,280 EERO:It was so random. I found this spot. 304 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,920 We were at the family vacation at a spa hotel. 305 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:05,080 It's right around the corner. 306 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:06,840 So I had a breakfast, 307 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,800 I'm telling my wife I got to go scope. 308 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:11,920 And then behind the corner I see this ledge, 309 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:16,240 I'm like, "I scored," so hopefully this is going to work. 310 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,240 It was a long drive, 3.5 hours just to get here. 311 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,640 But if I don't get this shot, it's going to be a waste of time. 312 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:28,960 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 313 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,960 EERO:Managing time definitely gets tougher these days. 314 00:18:55,120 --> 00:18:57,960 I don't think I even get like half of the snowboarding days 315 00:18:58,120 --> 00:18:59,120 as I used to. 316 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:00,880 And when I get out, like, 317 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,880 I'm trying to be as productive as possible, you know. 318 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,760 Been a long day, it's... 319 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:12,920 12:30. 320 00:19:15,360 --> 00:19:16,920 Yeah, but it was good. 321 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:18,440 We hit two spots. 322 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,440 A lot of building, a lot of fucking shoveling, 323 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,760 and at least five hours of shoveling today. 324 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,320 And then both of us hit a spot. 325 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,320 Pretty exhausted. 326 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,280 I think it looks really promising. I definitely want to hit it. 327 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,520 It's always when you go on the roof, 328 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,520 there's a high chance of getting kicked out, 329 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,560 but it looks like a pretty mellow spot for that. 330 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,280 [TRANQUIL MUSIC PLAYING] 331 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:52,760 MAN 1:What do you think? 332 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,080 Fucking looks insane. 333 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,040 Wow. 334 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,800 MAN 1: I'm pretty happy with that. Eero: Yeah, I'm super happy. 335 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,640 My back is just really stiff. 336 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:09,560 Yeah. 337 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,000 I woke up at 7:30 again. I just can't sleep. 338 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:13,400 I know. 339 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,520 EERO:I can't sleep past, like, 7:30. 340 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,360 No matter what time I go to sleep. 341 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,440 Like, even last night, I went to sleep at 2:00. 342 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:26,320 Or like, we tried, like-- 343 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,640 We tried, you know, like it didn't work out. 344 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,520 We were just talking till like 2 o'clock. 345 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:31,800 Yeah. 346 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,320 EERO:I feel like-- 347 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,760 which is weird, this is pretty exhausting and pretty heavy. 348 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,760 But I still feel like I'm on a vacation. 349 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,440 Getting away from home feels like a vacation 350 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,520 even it's a pretty tough work. 351 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,640 [SOFT MUSIC PLAYING] 352 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,760 EERO:Life is pretty challenging at the moment, to say the least. 353 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:10,720 Being a husband, 354 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:14,960 being a father of two and then being a TV host. 355 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:20,480 EERO:Being a sports commentator. 356 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:31,560 EERO:Being a pro snowboarder. 357 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,480 And then a social media influencer. 358 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,760 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 359 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,720 EERO:I'm really selective 360 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,760 with the social media influencing stuff. 361 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,160 In a way, I feel lucky 362 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,320 that I get offered to do these things, 363 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,480 but at the same time, 364 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,360 I'm really protective of the things that I do. 365 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,320 So I want to make sure that the things that I do 366 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,080 really look like me. 367 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,200 EERO:It definitely gets more challenging these days 368 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:07,040 to get the focus on snowboarding, 369 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,480 because I have so much other shit going on. 370 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,920 I mean, I was forced to be more productive now. 371 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,680 The days get really scheduled. 372 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:19,040 This was pretty much the first year that I had my own calendar. 373 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,760 Like full on old school calendar, just writing down, 374 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,360 "All right, Eero's going to be snowboarding 375 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,080 on Tuesday and Thursday." 376 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,240 So those are my like go to days, 377 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,640 so that's when I go ride the slopes or hit the streets 378 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,320 and get the tricks for the part. 379 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,840 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 380 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,040 EERO:I definitely get questioned quite a bit 381 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,400 if I still snowboard or if I should quit, 382 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:33,600 and all this kind of stuff. 383 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,440 I mean, I guess it's something with the age, 384 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,880 you know, when you turn 30 or you turn 40. 385 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,120 Snowboarding is one of those sports 386 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:47,000 that isn't like looked at as a sport for grownups. 387 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,040 So I also want to break those barriers, 388 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,280 you know, just showing people 389 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,520 that when you're 40 you can still do gnarly tricks 390 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:56,920 and you can still throw down and actually have fun doing it. 391 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,200 You can tell that I did first try, right? Because I'm steaming. 392 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,000 Yeah. No snow anywhere. 393 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:06,520 [SERENE MUSIC PLAYING] 394 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,600 EERO:I do question myself sometimes too, 395 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,960 like, why do I love snowboarding so much? 396 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,320 [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] 397 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,160 EERO:To me, it's like the way of life. 398 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,320 I can't see myself not snowboarding, basically. 399 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:24,680 And it's one of those things 400 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,880 like more you snowboard more you want to snowboard 401 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,880 and more tricks you learn like more tricks you want to learn. 402 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,880 So it's like a never ending process. 403 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,320 -I'm stoked. -Another day another clip or what? 404 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,480 EERO:Yeah, you know what... 405 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:37,760 I guess at this point in my career, 406 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,120 I feel like I'm trying to maintain the level that I've been at 407 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,160 and that's already like challenging enough. 408 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,000 But sometimes I might learn these little jibs here and there, 409 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,560 which still motivates me, of course. 410 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,400 Like, it's fun to go on the hill and trying something new. 411 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,960 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 412 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,560 EERO:As all the resorts in southern Finland, 413 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,920 they usually open up at 4 p.m. on the weekdays, 414 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,200 which is a horrible timing for me 415 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:08,400 because that's when I pick up my kid from the daycare. 416 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:10,840 But luckily I know a person that owns a resort, 417 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,240 so we get to go ride 418 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,200 because otherwise I wouldn't really be riding that much. 419 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:16,960 So he makes it possible for me 420 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:19,440 to get some time on the snowboard, basically. 421 00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:21,360 Thank God. 422 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,520 And it's funny, sometimes there's not even any people. 423 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,160 They just leave the door open, so I can go start the lift by myself. 424 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,840 I'm like, yeah, I have my own resort pretty much, which is nice. 425 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,760 I feel like Marcus Kleveland for once. 426 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,400 This is a really good practice zone for us, 427 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,640 for getting ideas and learning new tricks 428 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,320 that you can take to the streets and film for the part. 429 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,800 A bunch of the new stuff that I did this season, 430 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,080 I would practice here. 431 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:58,560 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 432 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:41,440 EERO:Like, personally, 433 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,600 I didn't think I was facing any sort of midlife crisis. 434 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:48,560 I mean, I didn't buy a Lamborghini, I didn't buy a Harley. 435 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,480 But when I look at it now, 436 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,600 maybe filming this part is some sort of a midlife crisis to myself, 437 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,880 seeing if I can still ride on that level 438 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,280 that I would like to ride. 439 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,080 And, I mean, 440 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,440 I feel like this is a healthy midlife crisis in a way, 441 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,960 at least for my wallet, but maybe not for the body. 442 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:10,520 I definitely sacrificed my body for this midlife crisis, 443 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:14,120 but, I mean, at least my wallet to safe. 444 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,200 My family is eating my wallet, so it's... 445 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:18,600 I mean, it's... 446 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:20,760 Nobody's winning, you know what. 447 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,440 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 448 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,280 EERO:I think snowboarding definitely makes me 449 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,280 a better father and better husband 450 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,880 because, to me, it's a perfect job. 451 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:42,120 So basically, I get to go outside, I get to do the things that I love. 452 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,440 Plus I get to hang out with the people that I love. 453 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:45,600 And then when I get home, 454 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,760 I'm full of energy to hang out with my with my family. 455 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,440 And when I see my kids, I see my wife, 456 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,360 I'm like, this is what actually matters. 457 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,880 Even snowboarding is still one of the big parts of my life, 458 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,280 but that's just supposed to be the fun aspect. 459 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,880 [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING] 460 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,200 EERO:Yeah, if I'm trying to think about all the milestones 461 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,120 that I have in my snowboarding career, 462 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,360 if people asked me like ten years ago or 15 years ago, 463 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,640 I would of course say the double-back rodeo 464 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,120 or the win at X-Games. 465 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,040 Those would be the two highlights. 466 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,800 But now looking back, I'm like, 467 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:27,480 maybe the biggest milestone 468 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,680 is like that I've been able to snowboard for this long 469 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,440 and I've been able to enjoy it for this long. 470 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,960 I think all that other stuff doesn't really matter. 471 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:42,240 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING] 472 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:55,920 EERO:I think the biggest thing that I learned 473 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,280 while filming for this part was... 474 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,880 I've been ridiculous for myself, 475 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,720 like limiting myself from doing something that I love the most. 476 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,680 Like, I mean, why would I put an age limit into snowboarding? 477 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:10,360 I mean, I used to think 478 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:14,680 that snowboarding has to be done by the time when I reached 30, 479 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,080 and this part made me realize it never has to be done. 480 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:19,440 Never has to be over. 481 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,480 But I feel this was the first time on my career 482 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,680 when I actually felt like rested 483 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:29,840 after getting the last shot for the part. 484 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,440 [CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC PLAYING] 485 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,680 EERO:I don't know what's next, but... 486 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,400 I felt like I found my happy place in snowboarding now. 487 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,080 Like I found my peace. 488 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:58,720 [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]