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Growing up in sub-par shred conditions in a small town called Timmins, Ontario, Jesse began riding with little-person Craig Bowl-U on bunny hills and golf courses. The lack of snow and not-so-casual -55 degree conditions forced Jesse to get creative, building his own rail park during welding class in grade 9. The rails he built gained local attention to the point that his local mountain (Kamiskotia) placed them on mountain, and created their first terrain park “Booby trap”.

Fresh out of high school Jesse joined every other up-and-coming shredhead and moved to Whistler where he continues to stand out amongst the others. Take a look at his promo and you’ll see what we’re talking about: BS rodeo to frontboard, 270 out? YUP, that happened…

Filmed by:
Ryan Kenny
Ben Webb
Brian Finestone
Darren Rayner

Despite being one of the rainiest cities in the world, Canada’s most prominent skateboard figures move to Vancouver to push their street skating, shoot video segments, and to get a little closer to the skate mecca of the world, Cali. This edit features the Voleurz skateboard team shot entirely Vancouver during the summer of 2011: Tyler Holm, Jan Schuster, Corey Klim, Billy Mitchell, Cam Schuster & friends.

#RVLife - a short film by Voleurz, featuring the antics of our non-nuclear Family while on tour premiering our 2011 snow/skate film - That’s Fine. Nice of us lived in an RV for 2 weeks and enjoyed the beautiful Canadian countryside, partied a little (a lot), and skateboarded at every chance we had.

#RVLife was filmed on location in Edmonton, Airdrie, Calgary, Fernie, Banff, Revelstoke, Vernon, Penticton and features the skateboarding of Tyler Holm and newly appointed Voleurz Family member, Beau Larson, hailing from Calgary AB.

Our 2011 Tour was brought to you by Cariboo Brewing, Faction Skis, Kombi gloves, Line Skis

Voleurz token mountain bike team, Mason Mashon and Callum Jelley bring you a short film shot at Retallack lodge. This was one of the first bike descents on what’s been labelled as BC’s premiere cat ski and heli ski operation during winter months. Not only were Mason and Callum featured in this film, but they also shot most of it themselves. How did they do that, you may ask? Some say “magic”, others would say “tripod”... and a little help from some friends.

Towards the end of their trip they linked up with maniac stunt-man Josh Stack, for some cliff jumping at the waters of Kalamalka lake in Vernon, BC.

“Forever in Chuck Taylors and a bandana, Vaccaro builds new-school classic rock”. His ballads, in particular, feature “soaring, heartfelt moments that are as much Snow Patrol as they are Journey. Sounds pretty irresistible, right? Well, it is” – MTV Buzzworthy

We’d like to officially welcome solo artist Vince Vaccaro to the Voleurz Family. Vince’s music career saw humbling beginnings, forming Djemba circles in his hometown of Victoria, BC.  Despite calling Victoria home, Vince is always on the road. Whether playing shows across the Rockies in the cold Canadian winter, or touring across the scarring heat of the Australian plains, Vince has become known for his versatility, and motivation to keep moving forward and never look back. He told RaisedOnIndie.com:

“Playing live is always a different deal for me. Sometimes I have a band, and sometimes it’s just me and a guitar- I don’t know what I like best, but it’s so good to have my friends up there with me. The songs are the same either way, I guess it’s like two separate colors.”
Vince’s career received a huge boost when he contested at the renowned Peak Performance Project in October 2010, receiving a whooping $50,000- something every emerging artist can only dream of.

Vince recently released The Dove and Oceans EP, and will be releasing a new EP every few months:
“The first of these EPs was released online and download seedcard September 6th as The Dove.  The songs on this EP are big and Hi Fidelity, mixed by producer Warne Livesey (Matthew Good, Xavier Rudd) and mastered in the UK by Tim Young (Queen, Led Zeppelin).  As polished and tight as I come, these three tracks were all that a stereo sound can bring – mission accomplished on this front.”

Vince, we are incredibly proud and excited to welcome you to the Family. Your humble soul, dedication to music, and incredible motivation to follow your dreams is something we are excited to be a part of.
-Darren Rayner, Voleurz.

For more info on Vince Vaccaro go to www.vincevaccaro.com and for free music go to vincevaccaro.bandcamp.com

That’s Fine documents the antics and exploits of the infamous Voleurz Family, which is comprised of skiers, snowboarders and skateboarders, making the multi-sport offering one of the most well-rounded and diverse films in the action sports world. Highlights include snowboarder Justin VDP slaying pillow lines in the Whistler backcountry, freeskier KC Deane’s jaw-dropping big mountain segment, a raucous urban trip to Ontario with Scott Sych & Matt Brindisi, the unique style of one of skiing’s most imaginative individuals, Max Hill (along with the highly entertaining return of Max Hill vs The Intern), skateboarding the streets of Vancouver with Tyler Holm, and of course, the hilarious and not-to-be-missed Winter Volympics.

On April 16th Voleurz welcomed Whygee and Captain Safety to the Family with a one of a kind art exhibit by Captain Safety and a live performance in an on stage “Art Set” of the Denver City Skyline.

While in Denver we took the time to sit down with Whygee and learn a bit about his influence, history, process, and so much more. The following video is a glimpse of “A City of Thieves” welcome party and our interview with Whygee.

On April 16th 2011 Voleurz crew traveled to Seattle, WA to host “Trick or Tragedy King of Thieves” a welcome party for our newest Family member, Johnny Tragedy, an elusive artist from the NW. Known for his vexed works challenging the boundaries of what is politically correct, Tragedy transforms his vision of granger into prolific and controversial pieces of art work evoking mixed reactions of shock and awe from his audience. Look to the streets for signs of his presence as he spreads his vivid depictions of life around the globe.

The following video is a glimpse of the art show and an interview with Tragedy himself. Stay tuned to Voleurz.com for more updates from Johnny Tragedy and the rest of the Voleurz Family!

Voleurz presents Spring / Summer 2011. Guest artists: Andy Chung, Leslie Wiegand, Mark Hall-Patch. Models: Jessica Margaret, Gina Brinkmann, Mason Mashon, Zulu Kendall. Studio provided by Gabriel Morosan (finestreetphotography.com)

Joe Schuster sets out in the spring of 2011 with his brother Jan to shoot this spectacle for Joe’s outerwear sponsor- Eira. Thanks to Whistler Blackcomb Parks and all the filmers who helped make this happen

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Voleurz entered the first ever Intersection filmmaking contest during the World ski and snowboard festival in Whistler, April 2011. Six film crews were given 7 days to shoot and edit a 5-7 minute action-sports film.

Voleurz took home the gold with the action-packed ski and snowboard segment.

Throughout history the Rocky Mountains of Colorado have been a safe haven for some of the most vagrant outlaws known to man. Gunslingers such as Buffalo Bill and Doc Holliday spent their last days drinking whiskey, firing pistols, and carousing with loose woman in those very hills. So in the spirit of these wayfaring gentlemen of an era past, a crew of truly surly Canadian vagabonds ventured south in search of adventure and excitement.

Along for the ride in a 20th century stallion of epic proportion were Voleurz Family members Shayne Zwickel, Justin VDP, and Darren Rayner as well as world class photographer Geoff Andruik. On the road they pillaged, plundered and even initiated a new member to their gang of thieves - Jake Black. The following video is a documentation of this triumphant ride to freedom in all its glory.

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We spotted Mr. Claus in downtown Vancouver on Christmas morning, so we followed him around and produced this special edit. Didn’t realize Claus had such mad nice steez on a skateboard!

Happy holidays from Voleurz

A re-edit featuring the Voleurz skateboarding team as seen in the film Look on the Bright Side.

Guest appearnces by Nick “Nugget” Moore, Kyu Tae Kim and Clayton Uhlig

Voleurz snowboarder Justin VDP AKA Gypsy AKA Jerry Christ has proven himself to be a man that slays on a shred-stick.

Check out this edit which includes footage from 2009 and 2010 featured in films Outdoor Graduation and Look on the Bright Side.

Freeskier Matt Margetts headed to Whistler during the Olympics last winter to link up with Voleurz’ Darren Rayner and Mason Mashon. Margetts borrowed Josh Bibby’s snowmobile (respectfully named “scorpion”) and headed into the backcountry for some of the finest and sunniest powder days of the winter. They headed up to a zone that Mason and Darren had spotted a few weeks early and snapped this photo which ended up being picked up Freeskier Magazine. Cover shot by Mason Mashon.

Snowboarders Justin VDP and Barry Hartman link up with freeskier Matt Margetts to bring you a collaborative short film supported by our good friends at Smith Optics.

Voleurz’ Look on the Bright Side is arguably the feel good action-sports movie of the year. With their usual blend of happy go lucky snowboarding, skiing and an extensive and technical skateboarding segment, Voleurz’ once again has conquered their quest to do their part in helping break down barriers between action sports with their most unique and entertaining film yet. Highlights include action-packed segments from snowboarders Barry Hartman, Braden Dean, Justin VDP and Shayne Zwickel; a trip to Sweden with Canada’s top freeskiers TJ Schiller, Ian Cosco, and Justin Dorey; skateboard segments from Vancouvers rising talent Tyler Holm and Corey Klim; and a mid-summer heli shoot at the Camp of Champions on the Blackcomb glacier.

We premiered ‘Look on the Bright Side’ in Annecy, France on October 3rd. The following is a narration from The Intern… he’s a local to the area, and was our tour guide for the weekend.

Thanks to IF3 organizers for the support and hospitality!

Darren heads off to the Montreal premiere just hours after finishing Outdoor Gradation. The film is screened in front of a couple hundred of our east coast friends

An extra from the film “Look on the Bright Side”.

Guest appearance by Clayton Uhlig.

An extra from the film Look on the Bright Side.

Skate montage with Tyler Holm in Vancouver. Dedicated to Steve Zissou of the Life Aquatic.

Look on the Bright Side will be available online for free in November 2010.

Our winning edit from the Jon Olsson Super Sessions 2010 in Åre, Sweden

Guest appearance by Ian Costco. Filming by Micheal Clarke

It’s not just a snowboard or ski movie, or a skate flick, it’s a film about what the ridiculous Voleurz family does for fun on the West Coast of Canada. A smooth blend of snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, tomfoolery and beer combines to create a one of a kind film that will keep you smiling and stoked no matter who you are, where you live, or what’s strapped to your feet. We hope you have as much fun watching Outdoor Graduation as we did making it

An interview about the interns view on the interns internship with Voleurz in Canada.

Josh Stack called the Voleurz HQ to inform us that he’s got “something big brewing”. We’re pretty sure Stack always has something big brewing inside that crazy head of his.

Whoops! We were invited to the annual Coors Light Maxim golf experience. Another weekend of random debauchery with our friends over at CL?.... doesn’t sound too bad.

Had a really mellow skate session with Corey Klim the other day, and even with an ankle and heel injury he was still able to go for a afternoon shred.

Joe and Cam Schuster came to Whistler for a sunset park shoot and undoubtedly slayed the gap jump in true Schu family fashion. The next morning, however, called for some voleurz minishred on one of the final days of the Blackcomb park. In this episode they join Turpin, Bibby, and Hill as they bang heads and slide rails in sunny spring slush..

Voleurz sets out with riders Marshall Talbot, Justin VDP, Josh Bibby, Braden Dean, Shayne the Schwank, Action Jackson and Riley Leboe on a rainy day in the whistler park. Bringing back the good old Voleurz vibes on this episode of minishred!

Team Canada’s Jon Olsson Super Sessions video

Scott Sych’s parents recently bought a property 30 minutes outside of Clearwater, BC. The locals (including police) informed us that this particular cabin was previously a massive grow-op, and that the government seized the land and jailed the heads behind the operation. Apparently the drug lords were trying to burn all the evidence as the police rolled up onto the property… BUSTED.

I could write an entire novel about Scotts cabin, but I’ll keep short. No heat, no water, no fridge, no rooms. Just a wooden structure holding up a roof filled with cockroaches. Shayne said it was the most disgusting place he’d ever stayed in. I thought it was perfect…

We’d been planning this trip to the middle of butt-fak nowhere for quite some time. Friends kept asking, “are you going to shoot powder? How are the conditions? Is there even sledding out there?” We didn’t really know what to expect. The plan was no plan, and often these trips turn out the best. Yes we did sled… in fact we sledded lots. But NO, we didn’t touch an inch of pow except for breaking trail from the logging road to the cabin…. “urban sled town-ins” if you will: junk yards, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, construction sites, and rail yards. As Max would say, “we jibbed the shit outta Coldwater”. And as Shayne would say, “jea, jea”. Scotty probably wouldn’t say anything.

Our first session was probably the most fun, and almost the entire town came out to have beers and watch (at 11am, obvi). A dumpsite filled with old broke down cars, trucks, busses and RV’s stacked on top of each other. We could have spent an entire week at that spot.

Round 2 was a session at the bleachers of a baseball diamond. “Its a butter pad to launch and tap the shit out of the fence to 15 foot drop”, Max explains. We had a solid 2-hour session and everyone got something dialed on it. We then shot this cool fence ride in the same zone, and moved on to a night shoot at a derelict construction site.

We had our own run in with the CLPD as they rolled up on us during our final session, and seized our shoot. “You guys are quick here in Clearwater”, Max says. “But not quick enough, we got the shot.”

Here’s the video to illustrate our ghetto trip to Coldwater… or Clearwater or whatever it’s called…

Voleurz attacks cold water
Darren Rayner, Shayne Zwickle, Max Hill, Scott Sych
no homo.

Josh Bibby lives in whistler right now, which means we get to hang out and stuff. He’s pretty cool. One day we went up to Blackcomb’s dark park and shredded a few laps with Dane Tudor. It was sunny.

A trip to Mt. Hood with the Newschoolers boys, as well as Matt Margetts and Ty Spence. A triple threat….Park, pipe and powder!

A short spectacle about Joe Schuster skiing the Blackcomb terrain park in slow-mo HD, yo.

“Voleurz Outdoor Education” is a full-length action sports film brought to you for free by the Voleurz family. Featuring skiing, snowboarding and skateboarding filmed on the westcoast of Canada.