The Real Life of an X-Games and Backcountry Big Air Snowboarding Legend - Jussi Oksanen

This week we got to sit down with legendary big air snowboarder Jussi Oksanen. Jussi is known not only for his competition successes both competing in the Halfpipe in the 1998 Olympics and having medaled and won X-Games competitions in the past, but also his creativity and entrepreneurial endeavors. 

Jussi originally grew up near Helsinki, Finland where he fell in love with skating and shortly after, snowboarding. He traveled the world chasing the best snow in the backcountry with Burton Snowboards and finally retired a few years back to pursue other endeavors. 

Jussi is now a successful photographer shooting major brand campaigns, many of which revolve around active lifestyle photography. 

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Jussi has great insight into navigating being a dad while traveling for work, tackling big challenges without considering failure, assessing risk, and pursuing/monetizing your true passions. 

Find Jussi on Instagram or at his website:
https://www.jussioksanen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/JUSSIOKSANEN

Check out his company Mizu:
https://www.mizulife.com/collections/all-products

Thanks for the clips:

X-Games Real Snow Backcountry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV2JefdQFVg

Follow Me Around - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsu7rJArxPg&t=2157s

Heikki Sorsa & Jussi Oksanen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfAYgzEaV9s

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