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Changing of the guard: Stale Sandbech on the rise.
Meeting him, you would have no idea that fifteen-year-old Stale Sandbech is anointed snowboard royalty. As he told you about himself, with most stories revolving around his love for his friends and family, you would perhaps think he is a near perfect representation of the Norwegian social ideal: polite, soft spoken, and stylish. He doesn’t drink or smoke or even aspire to, and he’s never even tried the Norwegian delicacy, snus, for concerns about its addictiveness. The kid would not be out of place at the United Nations International School, working on a future of global diplomacy.Â
What he won’t tell you is that he is the next big thing in Norwegian snowboarding, part of a proud lineage that includes Andreas Wiig, Daniel Franck, and of course the King, Terje Haakonsen who has personally pegged Stale as the heir to the throne. He also won’t tell you about his effortless style and how he threw [---Click on the post to read more---]