Travis Rice on ‘The Fourth Phase’ | Riding the most volcanic region on the planet

 

Travis Rice is doing the press rounds for his years in the making, visually stunning new snowboard flick The Fourth Phase.

Travis talks all about the movie in this interview including how he didn’t film in Canada. With his forecast that this winter will be insane up North maybe that will be part of the next project?

 

“Other gorgeous locations featured in The Fourth Phase include Japan, Alaska and of course, Jackson Hole – but surprisingly, not Canada.

“Believe it or not, we didn’t film in Canada. Which is wild to say, because Canada’s such a favourite location for me,” says Rice.

Nevertheless, Rice says, he spent a lot of time in Canada over the past two years, enjoying the “fantastic glory that is British Columbia.”

“What I’m always so amazed by with Canada is it’s completely filled with so much incredible riding terrain, more than probably anywhere else.”

Rice feels like he has a second home at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, BC and he’s heading back here this winter – for what he predicts will be an awesome season of monster snow.

“I’ve talked with some friends of mine in Seattle, who are all freaking out because it’s the same weather patterns they had when they had a monster winter,” says Rice.

“With El Nino finally collapsing and giving way to change, I’m hopeful it’s going to be the Northwest back again. I think it’s going to happen. It looks like there’s a pattern developing.”

Rice’s forecast for a monster winter will be particularly welcome in Vancouver and Whistler, where lower snowfall than normal in recent years has left many snowboarders riding slush.”

 

Head over to The Daily Hive to hear Travis talk more about The Fourth Phase.