Beyond The Pipe Walls: Louie Vito, Greg Bretz, and JJ Thomas go in search of soul turns

Louie Vito leads a very public life. His days are filled with high-pressure contest runs in global level events like the Dew Tour, X Games, and Red Bull Double Pipe. At night it’s not unusual to catch him running the dance floor as a DJ. When that’s what the world sees, it’s easy to peg him as a contest guy, someone always in the spotlight. But there’s a lesser-known side to Louie that rarely gets captured. Early this season, he crewed up with his coach, 2002 Olympic halfpipe bronze medalist JJ Thomas, and