As I mentioned earlier, since 91 Words for Snow it had felt like snowboarding was missing out a bit on the documentary stakes. But this year changed all that.

With the Crash Reel, We Ride and Mission Antarctic all dropping this year we were spoilt for choice.

Kevin Pearce’s dramatic story got the Hollywood treatment with a documentary filmed pre and post of his horrendous halfpipe accident. It focussed less on the snowboarding and more on the consequences of living with a traumatic brain injury, but was a better film for it.

A must see for every snowboarder and a must see for people in general. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s eyes seemed to spring a leak at one point during the movie…