By John Graham

The 2001-2002-snow season is within grasp and with the need for a phat Lake Tahoe winter Technine Snowboard Bindings kicked off the pre-season with the first Lake Tahoe video premier. The premier was held at SNP, an Incline Village, NV nightclub. The video �Represent�, a finger on the trigger production, was headlined for the night.

Though in the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks on the WTC, the rousing event had a core attendance. Technine Signature Pro Rider and Represent�s luminary, Scotty Wittlake, was seen lurking about. Not to mention local heads Stephen Duke, Robbie Sell, and Nate Holland were also on-site to get a temporary fix for what promises to be an epic season.

Industry sales rep Eric Wallis, M6�s new kingpin NORCAL rep was there along with Technine�s NORCAL sales sergeant John Graham. Local shop kids form Out-of-Bounds, Uskate, Boards-n-Motion and Totally Board anxiously waited for the first look at their heroes on the screen. Kirkwood�s Promotions superstar Mike DeLaute and reportedly an ESPN film crew rocked the scene too.

The evening started with a laid-back �local bar� feel. Then with drinks served and attendance high the pre-party transitioned into the premier of the video. Solid riding and skate-style video editing was mixed with a full spectrum audio assault and fired at the assembly of Tahoe hardcores. The movie ended with a round of applause as the fading felling of adrenaline ran threw peoples veins.

After the movie ended Soulmedic DJ�s gave out what product was donated by the movie sponsors. A pair of Technine Scotty Wittlake Pro Model bindings where taken home by a local Uskate ripper. Also, Type-A Snowboards kicked down, one of Transworld�s 2002 Top Ten boards, the Jim Moran Pro Model.

After the raffle DJ Selector Prime worked the club while the evenly matched girl-guy ratio proved to keep the Nevada party rolling until early morning.

When asked what one attendant thought, they said, �Tahoe locals love snowboarding that�s why we live here and when snowboard shops and companies throw movie premiers like this one, you can�t help but get stoked about riding."

When asked what local rider Camille Wallace thought about the evening, she said, �With super tech handrails and a heaping spoon-full of style, the stubborn riding in this movie is first rate, this Technine team video is off the tracks."

Well it obvious that Finger on the Trigger put out a killer debut movie. Represent was also co-sponsored by Snowboarder Magazine, Sims Snowboards, Dub, Analog, and Smith Technine�s strong allies in the snowboard world. Without support from these companies evolved and the riders that represent them, Represent wouldn�t have been such a huge success. It is all about keep�n it real. When movies like this hit you can�t help but feel a since of comradely about snowboarding, it�s all about going out with your bro�s and sleigh�s some pow, hit�n some jib�s, or just sliding down the slopes.