Iikka backstrom biography examples

Iikka Backstrom has one of the smoothest styles in the bidness. We found out what made this crazy Finn first want to get down on the shred stick and what inspired him to become one of the best all-around rippers on the planet.

When did you first strap-in to your shred stick?
I think the first year that I strapped in was or

Which was the first snowboard VHS/DVD you ever watched?
There was a Finnish snowboard film that I kept watching called “Darkside of the Earth”, I remember just watching those guys and getting inspired by everyone in it.

But the first real snowboard movie I watched that had a massive impact on me was Mack Dawg's Decade. That was when I really lost my shit, I couldn’t believe it. Seeing Joni Malmi and Wille Yli-Louma in that movie blew my mind.


Whose film sections did you first froth over and inspired you to shred?
Watching Daniel Franck’s parts in any movie that he was involved in always inspired me and again, especially Joni’s parts in Decade an