YESnowboard is making waves in the snowboard industry. Known for affordable, yet solid design and build quality, the boards are equally fun-inspiring as the YES team riders are. Gone are the boring board, distribution and marketing meetings of old-school snowboard companies, and in are debaucherous, hard rippin' and "family-style" tropical work vacations.

In these videos, the Yes team meets up in El Salvador to hit the waves for some good surf, knock-back shots, and ohhh yeah, have business meetings.

Freakin' hilarious to watch, it inspires us to go travel, discover new locations, and maybe even dream about having business meetings as relaxed as this. Careful though, there is some foul language in there. If you're sensitive to F-bombs and the like, maybe don't watch them.

Slytech Protected Romain de Marchi leads the charge... check it:

PART 1

YES. in El Salvador. Part 1 from YES. Snowboard TV on Vimeo.

PART 2

YES. in El Salvador. Part 1 from YES. Snowboard TV on Vimeo.

PART 3

YES El Salvador 3. Surf Finale, and Sketchy Zip-Lining. from YES. Snowboard TV on Vimeo.

Hot off the presses... Slytech Protection's Partnership with Absinthe CONTINUES this year with the sponsorship of NOW HERE.

Slytech shredders in this movie include once again: Wolfgang "Wolle" Nyvelt and Romain de Marchi.

The larger than life snowboard video teaser has already fetched over 2500 views in a matter 2 hours of having been posted. The frenzy is justified...

Just check this out...

NowHere trailer by Absinthe Films from Absinthe Films on Vimeo.

Not sure who this interviewer is or where he got the idea to do a Skype interview (huhum... maybe this Romain interview done here on Slytech Protection last September here?)

Anyway, it's a short and not all to in-depth chat with Romain, who talks a bit about YES as well as his snowboard travels in Japan and the upcoming shredders. Check it...

Untitled from BuoLoco on Vimeo.

If you were one of the hundreds of thousands of people to check out Absinthe's Neverland Tour throughout the world, you would have seen this Slytech Protection section somewhere along the line...

Arguably one of Snowboarding's biggest risk-takers, Romain de Marchi -- while oddly not wearing a helmet (he says he's too old-school for it) -- he relies on his Slytech 2nd Skin Back Protector at EVERY SESSION. Whether he's charging big mountain or is on piste for a quick late afternoon cruiser sesh, he straps it on.

"Why not?" he once told me, "I can't even feel it!"

Enjoy this short video segment....

We definitely dig Romain de Marchi's go-for-broke style, and as a Slytech Shredder it's only fitting that we recommend people look into YESNowBoard.

Here's a look into what RDM, DCP, and JPS got going in their line-up for 2010-2011.

You look at something like this, listen, and feel the tension in the rider's voices, and you know it's serious business. It shows you that even the most experienced riders can get themselves into perilous situations. I'm not sure whether DCP is wearing a back protector in this avalanche, but if you're tumbling down the mountain like this, your body is taking a pounding... unreal.

Keep this from happening to you. Trust your gut. Wear your back protector.

Romain gets top honors in this video for "TOP 10 ALMOST LANDED TRICKS." There's no secret now why he chooses to strap on his Slytech 2nd Skin Protector wherever he rides. Whether a small joyride at his local resort or big mountain, he straps it on.

Absinthe Films' newest release drops this month, September 2009. Ahead of the the store release and all throughout the season, Absinthe will tour the film around the world with riders and swag in tow.

These pics were from the SOLD OUT Burlington, Vermont show on September 6th.

On hand, Romain de Marchi, JP Soldberg and the producers of Absinthe.

All I can say is that if you have even just a little itch to head out there and hit the "Sphere of Influence Tour" as they're calling it, you gotta get your tickets early... these events are looking to sell-out hella fast.

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Granted, 2 minutes and 45 seconds of a web video is pretty long to endure, but I just can't get enough of that crazy Romain action.

Stick around to the end of the vid...  Romain takes some serious hits to the back. This 2002 Absinthe Films release called Vivid was from the young, wild and crazy days when Romain went for broke, consequences be damned. This was before he decided to strap on Slytech Protection.

I'm not entirely sure whether Romain was injured on that last scene, but judging by the people rushing to his aid, they certainly thought he might just have been...

Absinthe Films presents Neverland in 16mm HD.

Neverland is a state of mind, a mountain pushed up from the ground by imagination. Anyone can go but most people have trouble with the simple directions: Follow your dreams. This winter Absinthe dropped down the rabbit hole to explore this elusive place and brought back some mind bending tales and a pocketful of surprises. Travis Rice, Dan Brisse, Bode Merrill, Nicolas Müller, Sylvain Bourbousson, JP Solberg, Romain deMarchi, DCP, Marc Frank Montoya, Annie Boulanger, Marie-France Roy, Jules Reymond, Wille Yli-Luoma, Cale Zima, Phil Damianakes, Wolfgang Nyvelt, Kevin Pearce, Eero Ettala, Gigi Rüf and the rest of the Lost Boys continued down the road less traveled and explored some new possibilities during a winter that saw the progression of snowboarding take some giant strides.
This place has everything..... come on, I show you.

Neverland by Absinthe Films from Absinthe Films on Vimeo.