Roope has consistently stacking clips and linking us to the Melter video series so we’re pumped that G-Don tapped in with Roope for an On The Rise.

Name: Roope Rautiainen

Age: 28

Social Media Handles: @rooperautiainen on Instagram

Hometown: Hyvinkää, Finland

Home Mountain: Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus

Sponsors: Deeluxe Boots, Union Bindings, Sandbox, Airhole Facemasks, Transform Gloves

Stance: Goofy

Setup: Capita Dark Horse 156cm, Union Ultra bindings, Deeluxe DNA PRO boots. Stance width 54cm and +12, -6 angles

How did you find Snowboarding? I saw Antti Autti (Legend Finnish pro snowboarder) on TV and I was starstruck. Asked my parents, if I could get a snowboard and here we are haha.

Years snowboarding: This is my 19th season

Best Contest Result: 3rd at 2019 Rock A Rail

Favorite Snowboard Video: Rene Rinnekangas’s Heaven

Biggest Inspiration? My Dad. He’s 60 years old and is still freestyle kayaking

What motivates you? Clip High

What rider from the new generation is the gonna be the future of snowboarding? Telma Särkipaju & Elias Hämäläinen

Most Underrated Rider: Mikko Rehnberg

Favorite Old Head: Toni Kerkelä Tk1!!!!!!!!!

Best style: Tommy Gesme & Henna Ikola

Most cooked homie: Calle Hasselblatt

Most talented rider: Rene Rinnekangas

Favorite filmer: Colton Feldman

Who brings the best energy: Henna Ikola & Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, also Rene Rinnekangas

Worst trick: You can make everything look good

Best and worst place to snowboard: Sveitsin hiihtokeskus or Talma. There’s no bad place to snowboad really, you can always find something fun to shred

Steel or Powder: Steel

Dream Sponsor (Doesn’t Have to Be Snowboarding-Related): Toyota!

Worst Trend in Snowboarding: Hating. You don’t have to like everything, but you still need to show some respect

Biggest fear: Losing a loved one

Warm up or straight to business? Warm up af

When do you ride best? When I’ve slept well

When do you ride your worst? When I haven’t slept

Interests Outside of Snowboarding? Skateboarding, Fortnite and working out

A moment that you’ll never forget: Henna’s bs 3 to bs wallride or Rene’s first Xgames medal.

Best advice you ever received: Your snowboarding or anything you achieve doesn’t determine your value as human being

Words to Live By: Is it time? – Jesse Puljujärvi

Shout Outs: Mom & Dad, Henna Ikola, Henna’s parents and all my lovely friends!

Describe snowboarding in one word: Artform

Watch Roope in the latest Melter video!