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DEMETRI BALES IN ABSINTH FILMS’ ‘STAY TUNED’
FILMED BY RYAN FINER
This season’s offering from Absinthe Films titled, Stay Tuned, looks to be as rowdy as
ever, and certainly not one to be missed featuring Bend local Demetri Bales. Stay Tuned
is packed with crazy riding from riding from Hans Mindnich, Nicolas Müller, Mat Schär,
Brandon Cocar, Severin Van Der Meer, Judd Henkes, Jed Sky, Aspen Weaver, Frank Jobin,
Brock Crouch, Red Gerard, Cam Fitzpatrick, Mikkel Bang, John Jackson, and another
Bend native Ben Ferguson.
From Tactics Blog:
MAR/APR 2019
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CONGRATULATIONS
MIRA CAPIcchioni
“Demetri Bales is one of a kind,” according to (Justin Norman), who joined the Tactics
team in 2013. “His style will be a great addition. I see him doing innovative tricks with his
creative style every time we ride.”
Tactics is not alone in recognizing Bales’ raw and creative approach to snowboarding.
Slash Snowboards added Demetri to their Am Team earlier this season. “I have been work-
ing with Demetri since 2013 as a team rider for Slash by Gigi, Ashbury, and HOWL. He is
one of those ‘diamond in the rough’ kids that can shred anything,” says Dustin Anderson,
Slash Snowboards’ Northwest rep.
Bales, 19, is a Bend native and has been shredding Mt. Bachelor since he was young.
For him, Tactics is the latest in a growing list of sponsors. Other sponsors include; Signal
Snowboards, Union Bindings, Dakine, and Ashbury.
“I wanted to ride for a shop with a direction that could open doors and provide opportuni-
ties in the industry,” says Bales. “Some shops just use their team for free advertising with-
out offering anything in return to their riders. That is not the case with Tactics. Everybody
involved is there for the love of snowboarding. I am really stoked to be a part of team with
all my best friends, and to be involved with a shop that really cares about their riders.”
Bales will spend the rest of this season traveling to Bear Mountain, Brighton, and Mission
Ridge, then will eventually head north to Canada, filming as much as possible.
2018-2019
YOUTH B 13-14 USA CLIMBING NATIONAL CHAMPION