Catchin Up with Simon Chamberlain

Simon Chamberlain on filming with Mack Dawg, the latest with Nomis and watching skate videos.

FSM: Simon how are you?
SC: Good how ’bout yourself?

FSM: I’m doing well. Tell us what you’re up to now that it’s June and the snowboarding season is essentially over.
SC: I just came down here (to So Cal) to go over my footage with Mack Dawg. I filmed with the People guys this year. So that went really well and I’m doing a Daily Habit with Fuel TV tomorrow. So yeah, just hanging out.

FSM: We saw the teaser for the new People movie. Looks sick. How did it go this year filming with them?
SC: It was super fun. It was a different scene because it was a different crew and stuff. Not used to filming with different people, but it went really well. It was an all-around fun year; I went to Japan with ThirtyTwo and that was super good. It was cool… a good time.

Down with People Teaser

FSM: So with ThirtyTwo and Stepchild–those are both sponsors that JP rides for; did you get much chance to ride with him?
SC: At GvR we rode a bunch together, and at a couple Stepchild things. I think he’s coming up to Camp of Champions for the Stepchild week, so that will be fun.

FSM: How ’bout Camp of Champs… you gonna be up in Whistler this summer?
SC: Yeah, I’ll be up there for three weeks coaching. It’s always a good time.

FSM: Are you going to have a signature session or just hanging?
SC: Well, they usually have a Nomis-Stepchild week; they just do team weeks, so that will be the important one.

Having a nice poppy base is also important too! | Dano photo

FSM: When is that?
SC: That’s the third session. But I’m usually there all summer just hanging out and shredding.

FSM: How are things going with Nomis?
SC: Good, really good. This is our first year launching outerwear. That’s obviously a big one. It’s going good. It’s crazy. I’m stoked on all the designs and everything; it’s just exciting….

FSM: What about your schedule later in the summer; will you be doing any southern hemi trips?
SC: I might be going to Argentina, but I’m not sure yet. I usually just design a bunch of stuff with Nomis in the fall and just get my bearings ready for the next year.

FSM: Aside from Japan, what were some of the other highlights from the season?
SC: Well, obviously filming with the People guys, the new crew, and then starting to ride for ThirtyTwo and launching Nomis Outerwear…those were all big things.

Simon in his signature Nomis jacket (holiday colorway) and the new holiday denim pant.

FSM: Any specific snowboarding moments that we might see in the film? Sneak peeks you can give us?
SC: I traveled a bunch with Joe Sexton this year ad we always have a good time together. Whenever I went out filming with him it was awesome. And just riding with JP at Bear was super fun. It was a highlight because he was one of my heroes as a kid.

FSM: Speaking of Bear… didn’t you have a signature jib at Bear?
SC: Yeah, for sure, early season they unveiled my signature jib. I got to design my concept of an obstacle and they fully did a sweet one and we had a cool opening and a Nomis demo.

FSM: Yeah, I remember seeing you there. Will that be happening again next season?
SC: No, they’re not doing more signature jibs; I think it’s kinda pricey (laughing)!

FSM: Will you be affiliated with Bear?
SC: Oh yeah for sure, I always am. I think we’re probably going to do another demo and we’ll be there all the time. Also Nomis is actually sponsoring Bear, which is pretty sweet.

FSM: So all the Bear park crew will be rocking Nomis gear this year?
SC: Yeah, all the new outerwear; they’ll be riding it.

FSM: Will it be specific to Bear? I remember ThirtyTwo did that Lash boot this year that was specific to Brighton’s park crew.
SC: Yeah, yeah… they pick their own colorways and then we make it all custom for them. We actually just finished it and it looks pretty dope.

FSM: What were some shredding moments/new experiences?
SC: I rode some backcountry that was super fun. I had a week that was this amazing window. In Whistler it’s so inconsistent. Maybe you’ll get one day out of two weeks, but this was like five days of filming in a row, which was amazing.

Not every day in BC is sunny, but with pillow drops like this, who cares? | Dano photo

FSM: Speaking of films, obviously People is one of the most anticipated of the year, what else are you looking forward to seeing?
SC: Double Decade for sure. Wanna see JP and Jeremy and those guys. Decade was my favorite video as a kid, so that’ll be a good one. And then probably just the skate videos (laughing). Like the new FLIP video.

Double Decade Teaser

FSM: So lots of skating for the summer lined up?
SC: Yeah, already been skating a bit. Probably do some more. Always into the skateboarding scene.

FSM: Alright well thanks for coming by Simon. Hope you score some surf before you split out of town.
SC: Already got some the last two days. Active hooked me up with a board.

FSM: Perfect. Those falls are a little softer than on the concrete.
SC: Yeah, exactly!