With his blond (ginger tinged) hair flowing in the wind, Scot Brown makes his snowboard perform feats beneath his feet that others cannot. Scot Brown - once from Blue Mountain, now from Whistler - has the best board control in the game right now. But like a true master of the deck he would never admit it.

In his first season out west, Scot bagged the most coveted spot in any Canadian snowboard film - the opening part in the Sandbox video. Did he really manage this by "just doing some boarding" as he puts it?

Moving out west from Ontario is supposed to be every snowboarder's greatest struggle. A few years of washing greasy dishes at The Keg, picking up your buddies empties in bars, and shoveling Sansalone's driveway is the usual route to affording a sled and getting a couple shots in the "friends" section. Scot, obviously, took the fast track. Not to say he had it easy and didn't work for it. No, his opening part is a testament to his talent and work ethic on the board.

Scot doesn't talk about these two things that make or break a snowboarder, either because he doesn't know or doesn't care - he just likes to ride. When he casually mentions entering two contests last year, he doesn't bring up the small matter of taking first place in one of them.

Although board-contorting tricks down handrails and other creative obstacles are what he stacked his part with, backcountry shots are getting churned out as well. By the sounds of it, now that he's tasted pow there is going to be more of it appearing in his parts. So enjoy those presses while he's still performing them because if any rider could trick a skateboarder into calling a snowboard maneuver a "blunt" it would be Scot Brown. And that is a serious compliment.

So you scored the opening part in Sandbox's Now You Know. Was this your first major video part? How did you find filming it?
Yeah I think so... Flow's video came out shortly before Sandbox, but either way filming last season was a lot of fun. I met a bunch of cool dudes, and just did some boarding.

What was the hardest part about putting together a full part?
Going sledding multiple days in a row was super hard for me. I hope I can stop being a bitch soon.

Where did you film most of the video?
In Calgary, Minnesota, and around Whistler.

What else did you get up to last winter?
I did two contests last season, one being the Frozen Rail Jam in Ontario while I was home for Christmas, and the Showcase Showdown in Whistler. Other than those I did a few trips, filmed, and shredded the mountain.

You're older brother is a damn sick rider as well. What impact did coming from a snowboard family have?
Oh yeah, Eric is gangst! I love snowboarding because of my parents and Eric for sure. They kept me believing that it's perfectly normal.

Did you guys ever have beef growing up?
No, not really. I was a bit of a meathead when I was younger. I used to throw things at him and just book it. We got along for the most part though.

What about snowboard wise, do you ever get real competitive or try to one-up each other?
Umm, not really. I remember being in the finals of a few rail jams where it just felt like it was just me against him. We would look at each other and smile or laugh or give one another compliments or support. We just made shit happen.

You have a pretty unique gig on the board, how would you describe your style of riding?
I just shred and do things that feel good.

Just 2% of North American's have red hair yet I can name a handful of insane ginger snowboarders. E-Man, Beau Bishop, Shaun White, etc. What's up with this?
I never looked into it. I have blonde hair; I'll just leave it at that.

Your press game is pretty untouchable. What is your trick to doing full blunt-like presses on a snowboard?
What you do approaching the rail is just as, or more important than, what you do on the rail.

Do you ride real soft or short boards?
I ride a 155 on handrails and park and a 158 for pow. I find anything smaller too soft and dinky.

There were a couple pow shots in your Sandbox part. If you had a choice for a day would you hike a perfect rail set-up or hike the backcountry for pow? 
I would hike some pillows or something for sure. Powder doesn't compare.

The new Sandbox teaser just dropped and looks like you have been stacking some footy already. How has the season been running so far?
This season has been so fun. I've gotten the best pow laps of my life on the mountain. I've been sledding a few times, and been on four rail missions. Right now I'm traveling to meet up with Flow in a top-secret city to hit some rails. Haha.

What's the plan for this winter? West coast based all winter?
West coast guaranteed, it's better.

Scot's sponsors are Billabong, Flow, Von-zipper, and Pow.

And don't miss the q & a we did with Scot Brown early this season.

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Related:
Frozen Rail Jam 2009 Results
Triple Challenge 2009: Rail Jame Results
Behind the Scenes with Sandbox Films