Hitting Kickers

Just saw this post up on Chamonix.eu.com listing - ahem - “10 great reasons not to become a snowboarder”.
Seeing as that site is run by an old mate of mine I thought I’d entertain a little post in response. Seems all good to me.
1. You will probably die.
Get busy living, or get busy dying. […]

Living in London, you always look to mainland Europe when thinking about your next snowboarding trip. I’d been meaning to post this photo taken at Glencoe in Scotland earlier this year by the guys at Highland Instinct. What a cracking sight.

Added: just watched this cracking video of some lads hitting up Scottish backcountry…

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I was pinged today with this video filmed at Pembrey Dry Slope.

Good to see UK snowboarders going to the effort. You can find this slope here:

Pembrey Country Park, Nr Llanelli, Dyfed, SA16 0EJ
Thanks Jimi! He’s also got the word out to Gavin at Afterbang.
More on Pembrey and Jimi’s page on Youtube for future vids.

A new, organic freestyle / freeride run is being installed at Avoriaz for the new season, scheduled for Jan 08. The Stash at Avoriaz will feature a shedload of natural hits, rails and gaps and can be reached via the Prolays 6-pack chairlift.
There’s a pdf map of the course up on the Rude Chalets […]

The Winter X games went off over the last few days at Aspen/Buttermilk in Colorado. Here’s some video I’ve scavanged from around the web:

Mens Superpipe practice

Mens Slopestyle

More videos at Transworld Snowboarding.

Check out this video of Wade (TreePilot) and pals doing tree runs on the openning day at Kicking Horse, Canada…

Looks like a good amount of fresh pow. Nice one.

An education and a cool little vid to boot.

I picked this up via Snowbroader and Highly Obsessed. Check their blogs out. Well worth a read.

29 of them to be precise, from nolie to 720.

Nifty - though quick - run through.

Looking forward to some off-piste action this season? You’d do well to read the analysis report published by Pistehors.com into the the significant rise in avalanche related deaths in France in the 2005-06 season.
The winter of 2005-2006 was the deadliest since 1970 term of French avalanche deaths. 55 people were killed in the five […]

Burton held a party at South London’s Clapham Grand last night with a showing of their new movie “For Right or Wrong“. That’s my neck of the woods, so I went along.

The movie is more of a documentary style film than an out and out snowboard movie in the traditional sense.
It’s more or less […]

Protest run an anual snowboard video contest for borders come amateur film makers…
Welcome to the home of the Jib-Vid Team Challenge, the freshest riding and filming competition for snowboarders and skiers in Europe. All you need is a team of 3; a camera and editing equipment, a great concept and you yourself could be heading […]

The Extreme Sports Channel has some good videos showing you how to perform and perfect snowboarding tricks. Starting with simple butters, moving through ollies to spins and hitting rails, well worth a watch if you want to step up to the next level and impress your mates.
Can’t link directly to the snowboard videos cos […]

Went to the gym this evening and had a quick run through on the snowboard fitness program set up the other day.
Also through in a cross country bike profile as a warm up, but as of tomorrow morning will be cycling to work, so should get the CV exercise in that way, focussing more on […]

Am off to Morzine for 10 days over new year. Been looking around on YouTube and found this video.

Now, I’m more of a freeride kind of guy, so won’t be ripping it up like this dude. Cos, of course, I could if I wanted to. Honest guv.

Or maybe not!

Just watched this video on YouTube… bunch of guys hitting the Chamonix back country for a day.

Is pretty cool. Looks like a lot of walking to me though! Particularly feel for the guy getting stuck in the trees and pow around 6 or 7 minutes in to the vid. We’ve all been there!
Looking forward to […]