At just 17, having completed his first year with Rage, Alex would seem like a rookie in the video world. However, Schlopy is a three year veteran to ski films, having begun his movie career with TGR. Alex was a mainstay in multiple Rage trips to Minnesota and all of our park shoots. Look for him to have one of the most banger segments in Rage’s new flick, “PRETTY GOOD.” Meet the one and only, Alex Schlopy….. [IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/125253082420Questions_Interviews_2.jpg[/IMG]
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ALEX: Hello?RAGE: Alex Schlopy?ALEX: Hi, who is this?RAGE: DanALEX: What’s up buddy?RAGE: What are you doing?ALEX: I’m eating in Sun Valley w/ Joss, waiting to head up there?RAGE: Head where?ALEX: The Rage premiere, you forget?RAGE: Why are you in Sun Valley?ALEX: Friends. RAGE: This is an interview, I ask, you answer. So, Alex, how’s your summer?ALEX: It’s awesome, hanging out.RAGE: Did you graduate from high school?ALEX: In November hopefully if I can get my creditsRAGE: Are you going to get them?ALEX: I’m trying to make up, thanks to you guys I missed a lotRAGE: I’m hindering your education?ALEX: YupRAGE: How’s being a pro skier and balancing school working out?ALEX: I go in the summer, so it’s not too badRAGE: Hopefully you’ll be done w/ school this year and be a pro skier?ALEX: Hopefully school, we’ll see about the restTHE CANNONRAGE: You’re a rookie w/ Rage, how was it?ALEX: It was fun. I liked you guys, you know, AJ, Dan, Gus, LJ, Joss, ha haRAGE: Nice giggleALEX: It was a lot of funRAGE: What’s your best memory, favorite trip?ALEX: All the park shoots, except I was really tired cuz you have to stay up late. But, it is work, even though we’re skiing. Fun work thoughRAGE: Why does Schlopy get so tired?ALEX: I think I’m just lazy to be honestRAGE: You got tons of work done w/ us, so how does that equate?ALEX: I realized I have to pull through somehow, so I’m trying to do my best aside from being lazy.RAGE: What do you think about urban rails?Floating over metal in the Mid-WestALEX: They are confusing to me because they are so hard. You just see shot after shot of bangers until you try them. They’re fun, I like them, personallyRAGE: Why do some kids ski park rails so well but can’t transfer it to urban? You could..ALEX: Urban rails are scarier, they’re higher, they are imperfection, they’re harder and scarierRAGE: You figured them outALEX: Ya, I guess, I always like to try and transfer different surroundingsRAGE: Talk about your little buddy you brought a longALEX: Who?RAGE: JossALEX: Joss got me into skiing when I was 11. I figured I’d bring him. He ended up killing it twice as hard, so now I regret itRAGE: No you don’tALEX: Ya, I love him, nicest kid ever. He couldn’t be mean if he triedRAGE: How’s his jumping skills?ALEX: Are you kidding me? He’s the best. He can spin left and right. I don’t want to talk aobut itRAGE: What’s your plan for this season?ALEX: I’m debating skiing pipe again cuz it scares me a lot. Filming, competing. I was too lazy to compete last year. I’m gonna do them all this yearRAGE: Last year was your comeback from injury?ALEX: Ya, I didn’t wanna get hurt again. I’m happy how it wentRAGE: What’s first? Dew?ALEX: I don’t know. I think I just have to see if I’m in, we’ll see. I messed up last yearRAGE: What else should I ask you? You’re a veteran to ski filming at 17?ALEX: NahRAGE: Weren’t you filming at 14 w/ TGR?ALEX: Ya, Heli, it was scary.RAGE: Then you started w/ Rage and found out how low budget we are?ALEX: It was intimidating w/ a heli and it was scary, Rage was cool. I like the mellow feeling of skiing w/ Dan and the Rage crewRAGE: Dan’s not an asshole?ALEX: Not that big of one, ya, he is, but he doesn’t make us do what we wanna do.RAGE: Besides make you get out of bed?ALEX: Ya, but that’s his job, he’s like the dad.RAGE: You need milkshakes at 2am?ALEX: Ya, everyday, I had 2 yesterday, one at midnightRAGE: Alex trains for winter by drinking two milkshakes a day?ALEX: YaRAGE: Any special thanks to anyone?ALEX: Ya, Rage. Mommy, Dad, anyone who has helped me out. My sponsors, Spyder and Scott. RAGE: We’ll see you Friday for the world premiere right?ALEX: Yup, Joss and I and our friends and the rest of the world.RAGE: Are you addicted to FB?ALEX: I dunno. Give me a def of addiction.RAGE: Logged in 8 hours a day?ALEX: Ya, I’m addicted.Schlopy's butt-buddy Joss Christensen
For Abstract, Faction's insane street crew took to the streets of Japan. Mac Forehand and Alex Hall gave us a behind the scenes look and what went into this banger segment.
For Abstract, Faction's insane street crew took to the streets of Japan. Mac Forehand and Alex Hall gave us a behind the scenes look and what went into this banger segment.
Hunter Hess, Alex Hall and Owen Dahlberg are back with the third Magma. Three years after the first one dropped, the band’s back together for (potentially) one last show. The movie just dropped, so we caught up to chat about it!