Why Jussi Oksanen Walked Away From His Snowboard Career

Jussi Oksanen describes his last run as a professional snowboarder.
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[@kn8258]

Was such a great interview! Jussi will always be on my top 5. He really pushed me to jump better.

[@TheBombHole]

Stoked to have Jussi in studio to share stories from his life!

[@ChrisSolarski]

To this day, one of the most stylish riders of all time.

[@TheBombHole]

Jussi truly has timeless style on a snowboard!

[@The_Blessed_Cowboy]

Otterstrom had a good style too!

[@robg112]

Totally understand his mindset of preservation and burn out is gong to happen. People are going so big, when your older and many concussions later, there is a lot of ways to get adrenaline rush. Even the Redbull Rampage is getting crazy huge. I see this in snow sports and snowmobiling as well basically recreating video game tricks.

[@siddthekid5046]

Jussi’s parts were always my favorite in most videos he was in. What a goat. Scary Avvy story, holy shit!!

[@TheBombHole]

Such a gnarly story!

[@nephimcknight5832]

His part in TB8 Infinity was legendary. Best introduction part ever in my opinion.

[@psalmsurfer1]

burnout happens to the best of us...I went on a 20 year hiatus from riding bc like Jussi said here it just stopped being fun..ffwd to 45yo and the stoke and fire was back..its a beautiful thing to put it down for awhile and rediscover the love all over again as if it were the very first time..

[@nrgplay26]

Same- it’s kinda like starting over again. Needed to sort out gear since my old boots and bindings were in operable, then just started laying down deep carves and praying for pow! I’ll still take a run or two through the park depending on conditions, I’ll go anywhere! I also got some skis recently! That’s been a trip! I raced in my youth. It’s amazing what comes back immediately and what doesn’t 🤣. I wonder if Jussi ever just burns a ton of laps. It’s fun without doing stunts :)

[@psalmsurfer1]

@@nrgplay26 sick thanks for sharing..thats pretty rad about breaking out the skis actually lol seeing the old guard still charge like T Richards Uncle Russ etc is also inspiring for us Gen Xers I think..was at Abasin back in Feb this year and did just that burn laps hauling ass fast as I could..the rush is still there for sure just blessed to be healthy enough to strap in

[@nrgplay26]

@ exactly 🙌🏼

[@Multirado]

A legend for sure, great interview!

[@TheBombHole]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeppej4265]

Well that was a blast from the past! Good to see Jussi and nice to hear the toughts on how it all ended! Joni Malmi next and maybe a re-watch of Euro gap movies for the holidays 😅

[@CrossmoorMafia]

Definitely need Joni

[@Baller_9723]

Thanks for sharing and shining in my favorite human culture.

[@brycemooreguitar]

Jussi's part in picture this is one of my favorite peices of riding ever! Picture this still remains my top video of all time.

[@TheBombHole]

Such a rad part!

[@bigtinyhomeadventurebigtin5201]

I hung up the snowboard a couple years ago. I miss Mt. Baker and the boys, but it was beginning to hurt too much. Traded it in for the waves. You can surf till your an old salty dog. Gotta pivot, and stay stoked

[@martinverbeek8862]

When you swap to a Prius you know its 4real😂

[@lookkool]

It’s great to get to know Jussi through the interview. I’ve spent years watching his video parts. His hysterical laughing in robot food afterbang still makes me laugh.

[@TheBombHole]

Jussi rules! Highly recommend watching our full interview with him if you haven't already!

[@411toaster]

My "Jumping with Jussi" DVD is amazing. but I no longer have a DVD player :(

[@jessicadavis2244]

They need to have more product placements on the screen of this podcast. 🤔

[@jasonday4658]

Great video/story. He should have kept the Tacoma though 😂👍

[@superdad942]

shredder! good call

[@andrejslv4192]

Best snowboard I've ever rode

[@danielconquer909]

I used to be homeless living in my van doing lap.after lap looking at a sticker on the nose of my snowboard that said "going nowhere fast" after a season or two of staring at that sticker i had to make a break and get a real job, having two blown out knees helped too

[@donktown]

Legendary vehicle swap

[@itemps]

Took pretty much 6yrs off and just got back into it again. I understand that totally

[@brettmills2470]

Well said, can’t be one foot in and one foot out… that’s when things can go very bad! Know when it’s time to go and move along! 😎🤙🏻

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

In the end the mountains will always win

[@ST19859]

Im always amazed what perfect English the Finns always seem to speak

[@Unexplainableone213]

The Un-Inc crew from the 2000’s had the best riders in the industry at that time

[@sergiomezzino8458]

hi guys! I still have my 159 Jussi pro model, the one with a music tape on it, really old and stiff, but so proud of it and his signature AK anorak! what a great man and rider..could you help me understanding the last part of the story, what was happening with the Tacoma?.. I'm from Italy and my english sometimes (often) is not good enough to understand properly everything..cheers and big up for the great job!

[@TheBombHole]

Stoked you still have that old board! Jussi switched his Tacoma truck for a Prius car which was another marker for his "retirement" since he used the truck to bring his snowmobile into the backcountry. Traded the truck for a car that was more of a family vehicle, hopefully that clarifies things!

[@sergiomezzino8458]

@ got it! 🤣🤙🏽

[@jimmyconway8025]

What does he do now?

[@TheBombHole]

He’s a professional photographer now, check out our full interview with Jussi on our channel!

[@jimmyconway8025]

@TheBombHole good for him

[@bonefishboards]

I went Land Cruiser to Prius in 2012 and it was better than I thought it would be.

[@bradleyrogerson1711]

Named my cat after Jussi

[@TheBombHole]

That’s so wholesome haha

[@khure711]

Nothing lasts forever, always have another plan.

[@NedGaffaney]

It's not the ribbons in your hair....

[@TheChipMcDonald]

Skating, MTB, Bmx - the fun has been squashed by "drink another Red Bull and send it, wooooh" mentality. It's Evel Knievel. Meanwhile, people get turned off to trying something they'd find fun, if they didn't think it was only about risking your body over and over. Bike industry dieing, kids not skating... That 80s punk rock attitude has to be dialed down. What if I told you *you don't have to drop in as soon as possible when getting into skating *? It's fun just to carve around, look at snake runs in the 70s! I know, anathema, not rad...

[@cjyoung7372]

everything is cool until you have to do it for a job

[@kickkid29]

Everything changes once money is involved

[@alpineflauge909]

epic

[@67woozy]

I respect Jussi’s decision to end his filming career on his terms but he didn’t have to ditch the Tacoma.

[@ashflame6888]

So what does he like not even ride the resort anymore?

[@TheBombHole]

Jussi still snowboards! We talk about his current approach to snowboarding in the full interview, check it out!

[@ashflame6888]

@@TheBombHole You got it boss. Heading there now!

[@banzaiigod]

Who is that guy anyways?

[@saschal.489]

I was like, I go there like, like my body was blown, like burned out like, like snowboarding, I did not like it anymore, like liking. You know. Like, I am out. I was like going home, like this is it, like for real.

[@TheBombHole]

English isn’t Jussi’s native language hence a bit more “likes” when he speaks in English, check out our full interview with him to learn more!