With record snowfalls blanketing the Swiss Alps at the start of the year, the O'Neill Evolution in Davos, Switzerland, saw many of the world's best men and women snowboarders throwing down next-level tricks on the Big Air and rail set-up before venturing up the Jakobshorn for epic, bottomless powder runs. In this full-length edit. o behind the scenes at the event and enjoy exclusive interviews with O'Neill team riders Seb Toots, Fredrik Evensen, Jeremy Jones and Celia Miller, as well as head course shaper Marc Brunner and head judge Thierry Monay.
In the face of insanely challenging conditions, the event still went down as one of the most progressive contests in history with countless double cork variations on show. Come the end of the nighttime finals, Canadians Mark McMorris and Spencer O'Brien took home the titles. Kick back for the next 30 minutes and find out what makes the O'Neill Evolution one of the biggest snowboard contests on the planet.
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