issue 007 january 2006 jason shutt peisey vallandry © ross woodhall

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are surely those who have
Thethebravest
clearest vision of what is
before them - glory and danger alike - and
not withstanding, go out to meet it.”
- Thucydides (460 -- 404 BC)
ISSUE 007
JANUARY
2006
JASON SHUTT
PEISEY VALLANDRY
© ROSS WOODHALL
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I have just returned from a couple of trips around the Alps and along the way
experienced various snow conditions – from gorgeous fresh powder in Mayrhofen
to hardpack rocky slopes in Tignes. This left me thinking about our preoccupation
with those seemingly elusive powder days.
Like a surfer sat on their board, bobbing up and down on the ocean waiting for
the perfect wave, we as skiers wait day after day for that perfect powder day.
The snow will be deep and light, the sky will be bright blue and we will have
a perfect untouched face to ride. The thing is that this ‘perfect day’ will never
arrive. Each amazing powder day we are fortunate to experience will only reset
the scale and leave us dreaming for snow that’s even deeper and lighter.
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Please recycle when youʼre done
by passing it on to a friend or your
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Unless of course, youʼre proudly
keeping them on your coffee table.
Respect our beautiful planet.
Now don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with dreaming of that amazing
powder moment, but each day that we spend waiting for that day is a potential
perfect skiing day too. We fill these ‘waiting days’ by heading out on the hill and
playing with whatever snow is there. Skiing, enjoying ourselves in the beautiful
mountains, surrounded by friends, maybe making new friends or bumping into
old ones. What is more perfect than that?
– Zack
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“Do not walk carefuly
through life only to arrive
safely at death.”
– Unknown
SKIER WARREN SMITH
LOCATION VERBIER
PHOTO MELODY SKY
“You cannot develop people.
You must allow people
to develop themselves.”
– Julius Nyerere
SKIER MIKE WAKEFIELD
LOCATION LAAX
PHOTO ZACK WRAGG
SKIER TJ SCHILLER
LOCATION RENO / NEVADA
PHOTO CHRIS O’CONNELL
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“We must resist, not as
a last act of desperation,
but as a first act
of creation.”
– Unknown.
SKIER JACOB WESTER
LOCATION JUNE MTN / CALIFORNIA
PHOTO CHRIS O’CONNELL
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“The greater the difficulty,
the more the glory
in surmounting it.”
– Epicurus.
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STUFF KEEPING US HAPPY
IN THE OFFICE THIS MONTH
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Top British skier, Gordy Hughes has been seriously
injured during a photoshoot in the Les Arcs area.
Gordy was with photographer Ross Woodhall along
with fellow skiers, Jason Shutt and Jim Adlington
when the accident happened.
Co Efficient Drag is the latest British ski movie from the Snowsport Synergy camp.
Co Directed, Produced and Filmed by Melody Sky, Warren Smith and Guido Perrini,
Co Efficient Drag takes a light hearted look at the development
of Freeskiing and attempts to define the meaning of ‘Steeze’.
Co Efficient Drag is a refreshing break from your average ski
flick and a bonus is that you can watch the complete movie
for free at www.coefficientdrag.com
Gordy broke his back after landing on rocks that only
had partial snow cover. At the time of going to press
Gordy was in Hospital and about to undergo surgery. The
extent of the injury and what movement Gordy will regain
is not known at the moment.
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The Final of the Natural Born Riders Tour 2006 presented
by EA Sports BIG / SSX On Tour took place at the end
of last year at Milton Keynes Xscape.
Standouts of the night included Josh Fawcett along
with Mike Nur in the Under 16’s, and Amber Conners
in the Women’s. The standard of skiing continually
stepped up throughout the night but when the dust had
settled it was Josh who took first place in the Under
16’s, Shelly Jones in the Women’s and Andy Collin
who retained his title to become the Men’s Natural Born
Rider Champion 2006.
Final Standings
Men
1 Andy Collin
2 Andy Bennett
3 Joe Tyler
Women
Shelly Jones
Amber Connors
Catherine Earl
Under 16’s
Josh Fawcett
Murray Buchan
Mike Nur
A big thank you to the sponsors and to everyone that
supported us through out the tour: EA SPORTS BIG™
SSX™ On Tour, Oakley, Magic: The Gathering,
Armada Skis, Sapient Snowboards, Blue Wahoo,
Extreme Sports Channel, Snowboard Club UK, Dark
Summer and Natives.co.uk. For more details check out
www.naturalbornriders.co.uk
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Gordy has been a respected skier for as long as any of
us at the magazine can remember and recently featured
in our ‘Legends of the Fall’. Gordy is also well known for
running the Goat Shed lodge with his partner, Sophie in
Peisey/Vallandry and our thoughts are with them both.
We are all shocked at the news and wish Gordy the
speediest of recoveries.
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There’s new way of keeping involved with the ski season
even if you can’t be in resort.
‘Podcasts’ are free radio or TV style shows that can be
automatically downloaded onto your computer. You can
receive up-to-date content on almost anything, ready to
watch whenever and wherever you want.
Negative Gravity produce ‘Snowfix’, a weekly video
podcast from Val d’Isère. Each week there’s a new lighthearted skiing and snowboarding programme bringing
you updates from resort, news, weather, how-to’s, riding
footage and many more features on anything snowrelated. To watch visit www.snowfix.tv
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Avalaan are holding the Avajaam in Avoriaz, France
from 27th February to 1st March. It’s a new event and
the Avalaan boys explained that “The idea behind
Avajaam is to be fruity and exotic... No pressure, no
worries, just fun. Skiers and snowboarders are both
welcome and if a monoboarder wants to have a dig,
they are more than welcome too.”
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R.E.D and Anon are now officially sponsoring Paddy Graham, Dave Houghton and
Beanie Milne-Home. R.E.D and Anon have their roots in snowboarding and are from
the Burton stable with Paddy, Dave and Beanie being the first UK skiers on their team.
It signals their intent to have a greater presence within freeskiing in the future. ● White
Stuff have just announced the newest addition to their team; Beanie Milne-Home. Beanie
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Courtesy of the good folks at Snowsport Synergy, we have
25 DVDs of Co Efficient Drag to give away. To win yourself
a copy simply email us at [email protected] with the
title ‘Don’t Drag Me Down’ making sure you include your name
and address in the message section. The first 25 emails we
receive win. vSo easy you have to do it. For a full review of Co
Efficient Drag, go to page 53.
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All is set for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin but organisers could do with a
little more snow on the Italian Alps and improved ticket sales. With the games less
than a month away, the city and the venues up in the mountains still look more like
construction sites than shimmering stages for the amateur sports.
Only 600,000 tickets had been sold at end of last week against a target of 830,000
(almost a quarter of a million down), blamed partly on the downturn in Italy’s economy.
“We are not satisfied with this number,” said Alberto Acciari, head of marketing for
the Turin Olympic Organising Committee.
Meanwhile, machines remained busy pumping artificial snow after the International
Ski Federation complained last week about a dangerous lack of snow cover at the
top of the downhill run in Sestriere, the main Olympic site in the Italian Alps.
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American freeskier CR Johnson was left in a coma after a tragic accident while filming in
Brighton, Utah during early December. Since then messages of goodwill have been
flooding in from around the World. Thankfully, CR now seems to be making tremendous
progress undergoing physical, occupational and speech therapy. CR was released from
hospital on the 9th January to his parent’s home, where he will continue his therapy.
Messages of goodwill can be sent to: [email protected]
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Both Mike Wakefield and Eddie Thelwell have broken their collarbones. Mike has been
based in Park City this season whilst Eddie is with Paddy Graham in Laax.
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was one of the finalists in last years It’s a Girl Thing competition and this season
Beanie will be working as a sports massage therapist out in Verbier. ● Fellow It’s
a Girl Thing finalist, Becky Hammond, has been signed up by Animal clothing.
Becky has been impressive since spending last winter in Mammoth and is the first
female skier to sign to Animal. Becky will also be in Verbier for the season.
Hope disk brakes on
our MTBs... A cheeky
Christmas present to
ourselves! Makes
cycling to the office in
the cold winter a joy.
The Artic Monkeys.
The demos have kept
us hanging for the new
album due out. We’re
putting down the
apple and getting on
the bandwagon!
Bill Hicks. Even now.
Charlift covers. For
anyone born south of
the Scottish border,
a God-send on those
blizzardy days.
Nutella. Traditionally
a spread but great
by the spoonful. And,
as we’ve discovered
whilst working in the
wee hours, a great
source of energy too.
AND THE THINGS THAT
JUST MAKE US WANT
TO PUSH THE BUTTON
Colds and Flu.You just
can’t escape it at this
time of year. If it’s not
your missus it’s your
mates. If it’s not your
mates it’s your oldies.
Then just when you’ve
recovered, it goes the
other way around...
Large portion of ass!
Celebrity Big Brother.
Or any of these crap
‘reality TV’ shows.
We don’t care! Why sit
around in your lounge
watching people sit
around in a lounge?
Flu jabs for all children
under 2 years old... Yet
Another pharmaceutical
giant paying out backhanders so they can
shift millions of pounds
worth of their poison
that we don’t need?
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THIS MONTH’S SUBJECT
MOST ANNOYING
PEOPLE YOU’D
HATE TO BE
STUCK WITH ON
A CHAIR LIFT
(In no particular order and
as voted by you via email
and on the Forum)
�� George Bush
We need to explain this
one to you?!
�� Tony Blair
You lied to us. You still lie
to us. And you’ll probably
lie about Iran as well.
�� Victoria Beckham
Please remind us what it is
you do exactly.
�� Snowbladers
Not even a retro revival
could make it cool. Ever.
�� Prince Charles
All those years of skiing
and he’s still crap. And that
damn neckerchief!
�� Jodie Marsh
So dumb.
�� Jade Goody
So dumb... and it breeds.
�� Punters
Especially loud mouth Brits.
�� Tanner Hall
Knock it on the head little
boy. You’re not a gangster.
�� Pete Burns
Something to say about skiing, Dark Summer or life in general?
The best letter scores a pair of sweet Adidas Yodai goggles and the
runner up wins a copy of TGR’s latest flick ‘Tangerine Dream’.
Send your emails to [email protected]
Winner | Funky
Hi. Here’s some useless info from some emails sent to me today...
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
(Could Jack have saved Boone if he knew this fact?)
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola and
Budweiser, in that order.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It’s physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when
it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that
would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
No word in the English language rhymes with “Month.”
Our eyes remain the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
All polar bears are left handed.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Almost everyone who reads this post will try to lick their elbow.
Runner Up | Sam Rivers
Did a Google search like I saw in your
last issue and found this.
Do I win something?
Offensive on every level.
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ESSENTIA L KIT
The new Hydropal Filtration Bottle is a great
way to get freshly filtered water A you’re out
riding. You can collect water from thawing
snow or from a mountain river and, while the
Hydropal does not kill viruses or bacteria, it
will filter out the chemical residues. £14.99
www.hydropal.com
Orange Talk Now is a service that turns your phone into a walkie
talkie. It allows up to ten people to be connected at the touch of
a button (icons on your screen shows which of your friends are
available). Talk Now only works within the UK and costs the initial
caller just 20p for 30 minutes if you’re on Pay as You Go. If you’re
a Pay Monthly customer, it’s strangely less favourable. To chat to one
other person it’s 15p per minute. When you chat to between two
and nine others it costs 30p per minute. www.orange.co.uk
The North Face have done it again
with the soft shell Sedition GTX jacket.
A Stylish design that provides amazing
protection against the elements. Fully
taped, waterproof and featuring ‘no sew’
bonding technology. The Sedition, with
its low bulk, crosses over nicely as
an all round outdoor jacket suitable for
mountain biking etc. £299.99
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The North Face have launched
their super light baselayer range that
includes Long and short sleeved
crew neck tops, capri and full briefs
as well as a women’s bra. Part of
the respected Summit Series the
midweight baselayer is designed
for the most extreme environments
where performance is key. It’s
lightweight whilst providing great
thermal and breathable capability.
The AV range by Gravis is a series of slick
cases designed to hold all manner of travel
essentials and digital peripherals easily and
safely. The AV collection is sturdy and robust
with the range including everything from a
passport and travel document holder to three
different sizes of digital camera/camcorder/
mp3 player case. The laptop cases have 10
disc internal sleeves as well as an exterior
document sleeve and the Hold Alls have
mesh rear panels to easily locate items
without unzipping. www.gravisfootwear.com
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4FRNT are another young ski brand from the US that we’re expecting big things
from. Founded in 2002, 4FRNT is owned by pro skiers Vincent Dorion, Niklas
Karlstrom, Steele Spence and Matt Sterbenz (who develop and test the skis).
The MSP is their top all rounder and 4FRNT say “This ski will dominate the
mountain and still shred the park. The MSP features a turn radius of 25 metres,
so that means when you get going fast, these boards really keep their cool...
and man are they stable.”
4FRNT have donated a pair for one lucky reader to win. No catches, no small
print. All you have to do is email us a picture/photo/drawing that includes the
number ‘4’ somehow. Could be a photo with a clock in the background that
reads 4... it’s an open brief and your creativity could be rewarded with a £400
pair of skis. Get your thinking caps on and email us at [email protected]
Win these
bad boys
in our easy
comp!!!
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All Photos | Yves Garneau
Words | Daniel Crawford
Main photo: Flo Wieser (AUT). Riders (from top to bottom) Laurant Favre (FRA), Brad Scott (USA),
Nick Southwell (UK), Eddie Slavemonkey Thelwell (UK), Craig Coker (USA), James Woods (UK).
If you happened to pass the Dark Summer stand at the
London Ski Show you would have been forgiven for
thinking that the pro skiers were merely there to stretch
out on our bean bags, play our video games and generally
make our stand look quite scruffy (but admittedly cool).
However, there was a more worthy reason for them making
their way to London from as far as Australia and the USA...
A little matter of The London Ride.
Now in its second year, the London Ride has been a logical progression from
the better known Verbier Ride and Saas Fee Ride. Warren Smith is the engine
under the bonnet of Ride Events and said “The idea of the London Ride is to
bring the skiers who compete in the European legs of the series to London
where they can showcase their freeskiing skills to a wider audience who may
not have seen riding of this type before and definitely not of this standard other
than on TV. It’s quite simply good for Freeskiing that the general public are
made aware of its existence and can enjoy a live event like this in the city.”
A 53 metre ramp is constructed and covered in snow that is made on site
under a huge plastic sheet. Around 160 tons is needed for the duration of the
show and it takes around five days to build and test the ramp. The landing
area was fairly short and tough for the riders due to the restriction of space
in an indoor venue but it all added to the slightly eccentric event that us Brits
seem to do so well.
The UK was well represented with the usual suspects present; Andy Bennett,
Eddie Thelwell, Mike Wakefield and Andy Collin to name a few. Some of the
younger riders making their mark on the UK scene were also in the house
including Murray Buchan, James Woods, Richard Martin and Joe Tyler. But
with big names such as Laurent Favre, Craig Coker, Jon Olssen and Loic
Collomb Patton travelling over, all bets were off.
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Of the strongest tricks were Favre’s huge Switch Cork 7, Harlaut’s Switch 9
and Weiser’s 1080s. At the end of play, Frenchman Laurent Favre claimed first
place followed by Henrik Harlaut from Sweden in second and Austria’s Flo
Wieser tieing with Fabien Maierhofer of France for third. Best placed British
rider was Andy Bennett in seventh. For more info and a full list of results visit
www.thelondonride.com ✪
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A MULTI X-GAMES WINNER, STAR OF INNUMERABLE MOVIES,
MASTER OF HIS OWN SELF- NAMED EVENT AND EX RACER IN
THE SWEDISH NATIONAL TEAM... IT’S NO EXAGGERATION TO
SAY THAT JON OLSSON IS ONE OF THE BEST ALL ROUND
SKIERS TODAY. PIPE, STEEP’N’DEEP OR AN ICY RACE COURSE,
IT’S ALL IN A DAY’S WORK FOR THE 23 YEAR- OLD.
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Now that you’re working so hard and more often on the business side of
things how will you fit everything in? I think the whole hard working thing
started about six years ago when I really, really, really wanted stuff and wasn’t
really sure how hard I was working for it. This year I want to get back into the
whole contest mentality and stop being lazy. I really feel like I’m slacking right
now. Stuff is gonna’ start happening.
You were there when Simon Dumont and Tanner Hall both suffered
terrible injuries. Has that affected your confidence at all? Well, during the
last couple of years I’ve been filming more and more with less time to practice
and ski. I spent a lot of time just waiting for weather, building jumps and I didn’t
ski enough. I was just struggling, y’know, even before I saw them hurt
themselves. Then I was mentally f****d up for a while. But I slowly got it back...
It took a while... It’s a hard thing to see.
Here we are at the Daily Mail Ski Show in London Jon, but you’ve been in
the UK for a while now. What have you been up to? I have actually been doing
quite a lot of work. Firstly I had interviews for nine hours straight, the day after
that we released the new J. Lindeberg ski clothing collection at Harrods along
with a photo signing session, and then I figured while I’m in London I have to
come to the Ski Show. Now I have to return to Sweden.
Can you tell me a bit more about the clothing? You say it’s going to be
in Harrods? Well, it was a great opportunity to work with J. Lindeberg. They
have an incredible knowledge of design and everything. Normally, I try to
decide myself how everything should look, but with these guys I just hear
what they have to say and I’m like ‘That’s about what I thought, only ten times
better!’ So I just make sure that everything is right with regards to function
and style and then I leave the rest up to them... They’re killing it.
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You will be at the X Games and you have said that you want to be at the top of your game. Who do you think is your main competition
at the moment? Well obviously Tanner is always pretty OK so he will be doing well again. Jacob Wester, I think he’s gonna be… I’m not
even sure if he’s in the X Games, but if he’s not he should be because he is really good. Yeah, Jacob Wester is super, super good.
TJ Schiller is really, really good too. Simon Dumont, Charles Gagnier… I don’t know... There’s a bunch of guys that I know, but then there
will probably be a bunch of guys that are coming up, so hopefully I will be able to get third again.
I looked on some websites when I got back and some of the skiers had quoted it as the most fun competition of the year. Is that
what you intended? Yeah, that is what I wanted to do, create a contest that was professional for the crowd but at the same time fun
for the riders.
What really impressed me was that I arrived a couple of days early and saw that you were actually building the jumps yourself. Why
did you do that? Surely you could get someone else to do it? Well, I could, but I am really anal about my jumps. If they’re not perfect,
then I’m not happy. So I don’t trust anyone else. I have to do it myself. It means I don’t get to sleep much during those weeks leading up
but at least when it turned out a success it was all worth it.
Your Jon Olssen Invitational event was a massive success last year and you invited over the world’s best skiers. What are you
planning for the event this season? We’ll invite a lot more riders this season and instead of two jumps, we will have one absolutely
enormous jump that will be the biggest contest jump ever made. It’s gonna’ be really, really big. Last year was kind of a try out for me, so
I’m taking that knowledge and putting it into creating a better event.
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You are the official World Halfpipe Champion. Is it a title you are going for again? Well, I became
the World Champion in the Halfpipe after seeing my friends crash, so I didn’t take that title too strongly.
I was just stoked to get the money, but I knew that if Tanner and Simon had been there it would have
been a lot harder.
What movies are you in this year? The only movie that I worked with this year was Teddybear Crisis. This
turned out to be a super, super sick movie. Probably the best movie I have ever seen. The editing and
everything is so unique. I’ll probably do the same next year, get some really good stuff with them.
You competed in the London Ride today, what did you think of the standard of skiing in the
competition? There was a lot of good stuff going on and I was just trying not to look bad! When the
announcer said that I won the X Games, I had to look alright compared to all the other guys. The standard
was very, very good, but I survived. ✪
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‘Impact shorts’ are very popular
especially with snowboarders
as well as skiers who ride rails.
Novices also benefit as they help
to minimise the bruises during
those first few awkward days.
The Dainese Modular Shorts
come with a removable hard shell
coccyx protector. £79.95
The Dainese Fullcoat hugs the
upper body uses a breathable
mesh and offers beefy upper
body protection. The sleeves zip
off from the shoulder for warmer
or less ‘full on’ days. £164.95
Back plates are probably the most
popular piece of protection. Light
and easy to pack, they come in
a variety of lengths and styles.
Dainese Shield 7 £69.95
The Dainese Core Vest 05 handily
doubles as a mid layer and its gilet
style comfortably holds the back
plate securely in position. £149.95
We’ve all seen the extensive range of safety gear available in
our local ski shops or out in resorts, but do we really need or
want to dress ourselves up like Robocop to go out and enjoy
a good days skiing? The simple answer is a resounding yes.
Skiing is rife with stories of people injuring themselves whilst out skiing and resulting problems that
follow them not only through their skiing lives, but in their everyday lives too. Many of these problems
could have been avoided however, or at least lessened by wearing appropriate safety equipment. In
skiing there are three main impact areas that need protection: back, butt and head.
Back
The back is an extremely complex and vulnerable part of your body and if you sustain an injury you may
well find doctors scratching their heads to find the cause of the problem. Injuring your back can cause you
a lot of continuous discomfort and trouble for the rest of your life and can adversly affect your skiing.
A good back protector can help reduce the risk of injury. They come in a variety of sizes for different size
people and they also have various numbers of plates in the for different levels of movement. Be sure to
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get one that is the correct size for you and that sits nicely on your back. If it is the wrong size it will
quite likely move around under your clothes and may not fully protect your back upon impact.
You can also get back protectors built into waistcoats/vests/gilets which can often provide a more
snug fit and ensure that the protective plates are more likely to remain in the correct position should
the unthinkable happen.
Butt
Now whether your ass is nice and shapely or whether you carry a lot of padding in your pants, this
part of your body is ripe for injury. Your coccyx bone sits just above your buttocks and a bad injury
there can cause you problems just walking (let alone skiing) for a long time. In fact, I suffered a nasty
fall landing right onto my coccyx six months ago and am still suffering from problems now. My injury
could have been reduced, if not eliminated, had I been wearing impact shorts.
Impact shorts are tight shorts with strategically placed protective padding to prevent injury to the
painful and bruiseable parts of your butt and thighs. This protective padding can be soft (spongelike) or hard (plastic-like). Each of these holds their own merits and it is up to you to decide which
works best for you.
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Dainese D Raptor BX
Around £160.00
RED Skycap
£59.95
GIRO G10
£99.95
Dainese Fun
£69.95
RED Trace
£49.95
Giro Bad Lieutenant
£59.95
Da Kine Wrist Guard
£16.95
RED HiFi
£69.95
Giro Nine.9
£99.95
Head
As you know, your head is the most important part of your body. You keep some important things up
in your old noggin (or at least you should) and you want to protect them. Helmets are what you need
to keep that safe. Praying on luck is not an appropriate substitute. Many people say they don’t need a
helmet because they ‘don’t fall on their head’ and that they have never suffered a head injury. Duh! It
only takes one fall where you hit your head on a rock or hard pack and it is game over. Wear a helmet
when you can as it could well save your life.
Make sure the helmet fits you snugly but not too tight and you should always have it buckled properly
when riding. What is the point of riding with it unbuckled – it will just fall off if you crash and be marginally
more helpful than if you weren’t wearing one at all.
Knees and Wrists
A couple of other areas which can be prone to injury are knees and wrists. If you have problems with
your knees or wrists or injured them in the past then have a look at some knee guards and some wrist
protectors. Wrist guards are especially useful for snowboarders as they have no poles to break their fall.
My final point is this: if you have protective gear then wear it. I know a lot of people who have it but only
put it on when they think that the conditions dictate that they will need it or if they’re riding in the park.
Wear it every time you go out on the hill... It only takes one bad fall. ✪
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Words and Photos | Milo de Glanville
Open to both skiers and snowboarders the White Stuff Sick Trix competition is the brainchild of White
Stuff team rider, Milo de Glanville. The event is designed so that the riders are not really competing
against each other but more against themselves.
Rather than having a battle for the podium, the riders instantly win a €50 bill every time they pull off
a sick trick. Riders aren’t penalised for tricks they do not land or for tricks they don’t execute with
maximum style and fluidity. This allows them to be more relaxed and pull out tricks that they may not
otherwise have tried.
Woodie Bouma
Last year’s event took place in Val d’Isere. The riders who took the top prizes were Pierre Espargiliere
with a Switch 540 True Tail and Woodie Bouma with Switch Unnatural 720 True Tail. Eric Labbe was
representing for the snowboarders with an awesome Cab 900 Stalefish.
The White Stuff Sick Trix 2006 is happening again in Val d’Isere on March 20th – 21st. Pierdor Ltd,
Black Cats, Hype and White Stuff are sponsoring the €2000 prize money and the heaps of gear that
is up for grabs. Entrance is free and riders can register at www.whitestuff.com or at the White Stuff
shop in Val d’Isere.
Pierre Espargiliere
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How did you start skiing?
I went on my first family ski trip when I was about 5 or 6
years-old. From then I also went on school ski trips and
did my first season in Val D’Isere in 2003/04.
Photo | Lizzy Dalton
You burst onto the UK scene winning the Brits 2005 Big
Air. Has this changed you, the way you ski, or your
plans for the future?
To be honest the Brits pretty much changed everything.
It was the first time I’d ever spun off a big kicker and
changed my mindset and the way I think about what I’m
capable of. Before the Brits I wasn’t sure what I would
do after the winter season, but afterwards it made me want
to try and go as far as I can within skiing... which is the
only thing I want to do at the moment!
Are you a backcountry or a park kinda’ girl?
I love skiing in the park, some of my most perfect days have
been spent in the sunshine at the park with friends. I would
definitely love to do more backcountry though and start
doing some more drop-offs etc.
What are your plans for the coming seasons?
At the moment I’m working for my friend’s company TG Ski
in Morzine. It’s linked with Avoriaz and the parks and superpipe
there which also links to the huge park in Les Crosets,
Switzerland. I want to return to New Zealand this summer
to Snowpark NZ as it was so much fun, then maybe go to
the US or Canada next winter and compete in the US Open.
What are you favourite tricks at the moment and what
are you working on?
My favourtie is still big 180s, though I’m trying to turn them
into really delayed 180s. I’m working on switch take offs and
pipe this winter. I only recently started skiing pipe in NZ.
I hope to compete in all freeski disciplines at the Brits, brush
up on my euro-carve and learn to monoboard in lycra.
Do you have any heroes/idols?
I don’t have any specific idols, I generally get inspiration
from friends and people I ski with. I have new found respect
for Pete Olenick after his segment in WAR which was hilarious.
What is skiing to you?
Skiing is what I’d do every day of the year if I could. So many
times I’ve been going back down the mountain at the end
of the day, knackered but excited about skiing the next day
already. Skiing is becoming my life and I can’t really imagine
doing anything else now. ✪
Name: Naomi Edmondson Age: 21
Home: Northants
Nickname: Gnome
Sponsors: Helly Hansen / K2 / Oakley / Nordica Boots / Ellis Brigham
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The progression of skiing each winter is still a joy to watch but it seems as if many
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Try.Fail.Try). Both offer a bit more than a visual
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The regular TGR crew of Micah Black, Jeremy Jones, Sage CattabrigaAlosa, Victoria Jealouse, Chris Collins etc, are back in force for the Tangerine
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Sage reinforces why he’s gaining recognition as of the most diverse skiers in
the industry. The Pyramid Gap session is epic, Pep Fujas hits it Switch, Andy
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over the 90ft gap. Definitely worth watching for a big mountain fix.
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Booter Crunk | Rage Films | www.ragefilms.com
In true Rage Films style, Booter Crunk will have you glued to your screen
watching the amazing rail antics of Zach Davison, the ridiculously large
cliff drops of Jamie Pierre, and the super long rag-doll of Jamie Burge.
If big mountain is your thing then you can watch Kent Kreitler, Reggie
Crist and Zach Crist hitting the steeps of Alaska. With more random DVD
extras than you can shake a stick at, Booter Crunk is one for all those of
you out there who like a little bit of everything in your ski movies.
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Shanghai Six | Level 1 | www.level1productions.com
Shanghai Six is a jib flick worth watching. Full of new names and
an abundance of raw talent – this is quite possibly a glimpse of the
future. John Symms continues to dominate in what will undoubtedly be
regarded as his come back year. Backed up with super stylish segments
from Tanner Rainville and Corey Vanular it makes Level 1’s production
compelling viewing. The film has good technical content but lacks the
groundbreaking footage of this years other flicks.
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I never bought skis for years. I’d rent them each holiday and at the dry
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The Buy Britain campaign is an initiative by Dark Summer magazine with the aim of highlighting the benefits of purchasing outdoor products
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Imagine being a ski bum... skiing from dawn ‘til dusk for a week, then a month,
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of the season from November to May. Now do that for twenty years of your
life without a break. This is just how long I have personally been aware of the
phenomenon that is JV. But before I actually met John he had already been
skiing about twenty three years and clocked up several full seasons. Quite
simply I don’t know anyone else with a ski history like this.
I’m not going to attempt to write a biography about John, in fact I know next to nothing about his pre Chamonix
life. I can only write about the odyssey of making mountain photographs with him. The quest to create pictures that
capture something of the feeling, atmosphere and spirit of skiing is what has kept us both working together. John has
a real interest in the final image and is a brutal critic of anything we do... He’s a perfectionist. For a long time it was
a struggle to get our big scenery ski images published (one reason Tim Barnett set up the original Fall Line in which
John featured) The pictures JV liked to produce were always ‘freeride’ they just didn’t have that name tagged to them
then. Through working with John I have seen a side to the mountains, Chamonix, and skiing that I would not otherwise
have discovered. Mainly a recluse he can morph into a gregarious raconteur at the drop of a fine single malt and ever
the Scotsman he has not lost his Edinburgh accent after all the years of expatriate life.
John mainly skis alone, as far from people as he can, which
has led to a fair share of close calls. From encounters
with crevasses to abseils out of dead-end gorges and
– notoriously some years ago – to a near fatal avalanche.
This last accident left him alone among the debris with
a femur broken in three places and in what would have been
a fatal situation had he not been spotted by a wandering
chamois hunter who alerted the PGHM rescuers.
When the image of skiing is getting younger I guess it’s
unusual for a photographer to choose to work with a skier
at the latter end of his forties! The fact is sometimes the
accuracy of a skier is an important factor in getting a good
product shot – especially in crap conditions or difficult
terrain and in this JV is a master which is why he is about
to be asked by Ellis Brigham to shoot his 20th White Book
catalogue this year. JV doesn’t suffer fools gladly but he
does respect the photo shoot skills of younger skiers (it’s
all relative!) who I have worked with such as Erik Assum,
Matt Reardon and Glenn Parsons.
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Before he was riddled with metal pins in his back and legs
John was capable of hucking the biggest drops around
(on skinny skis) but it is not that kind of skiing I associate
John with. I remember one day a few years ago skiing
a backcountry run down a bush strewn avalanche gully.
Pete Bailey and I were ahead of John and came to a halt
above a frozen waterfall, the drop was daunting and we
were debating how to get around the side of it. We turned
to look up the hill for John and saw him making relaxed
turns in the waist deep powder in the middle of the gully.
He didn’t slow as he approached, then cut around a
boulder smoothly and launched off the lip trailing a cloud
of airborn snow in his wake. He landed some distance
away and continued following the contours of the terrain
in such a fluid way that he was in harmony with the
landscape. It would have made a great piece of ski movie
but the point is JV just skis like that for himself and for
most of the time there is no camera. ✪
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