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Polaroid-Style Snowboarding Vid Drips With Nostalgia for Simpler Times

'Future Wild' is a dreamy take on Swiss snowboarding that feels like it was shot 40 years ago.

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While the snowboard stunts don’t disappoint, it’s the old-school video style that shines here.

If the FW Apparel team behind this latest winter-season snowboard video wanted to evoke a sense of nostalgia and youthful innocence — they nailed it. Their camcorder-meets-Polaroid visual style seems to harken back to simpler times before ski resorts became a bit more commercial and a lot more popular.

“Volume 1 follows the team on a trip of sun and slush, melting slowly into the flow,” the vid says.

Feel the flow!

Runtime: 4 minutes

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