Eb Freeski Latest News
•22nd June 2011» Rowan Cheshire
Rowan came second in the women's freestyle category at the "Go big or go home" competition at Bearsden this weekend, see pictures.
She has also been picked for the English freestyle development team for halfpipe. She will be doing a number of comps in Europe to gain experience in the coming season.
•29th January 2011» Beanie Milne Home
Everything is mildly manic here before ISPO, but I managed to sneak away for two days to Engadin for the Freeride World Tour Qualifier, 3 star event, and was placed 2nd. I didn't expect it at all, but I am so stoked with the result. Here are a few iphone snaps of Engadin, the venue and some of the spectators.
News from the Freeride World Tour site
http://www.freerideworldtour.com/news-detail/items/results-of-the-fwq-event-held-in-engadin-stmoritz.html
Full list of results from the women’s Freeride World Qualifier 27.1.11
http://www.engadinsnow.com/filearchive/5a5c952bfc617a0ad972593b04594e47.pdf
•24th January 2011» Julian Ball
This is just a little update from the season so far. I did some filming (and awful acting) with my housemate Arran Busk from Cabnine. The first episode of the Ninelives series is online. The link is below. Episode two will be underway shortly.
Ninelives episode 1 - http://www.vimeo.com/18753291
I went over for the Verbier Ride at the weekend and got 3rd in the Big Air Comp. All round it was an awesome few days, great kicker, great vibe amongst competitors and I skied well despite having a cracked rib (it was the fall on that urban rail in episode 1). I'll be looking to head back over there to film in the back country. Here are the links for the write up of the comp and an edit of the event.
http://www.verbierride.com/competition/summary/event_summary_2011.html
Last night I went up to the Avoriaz park for a little sunset shoot with Damian McArthur. I haven't shot with him before but he got some pretty sick shots.
I also got a cover shot (attached) on the front of a local magazine called the Yodel. I'm doing an interview with them this week. I'll let you know how that goes.
I'm registering for a few more comps at the moment. I'm not 100% if I can attend them all because I have a busy Feb and March and it's super expensive but i'll do my best.
•17th January 2011» Becky Hammond
I competed at the Verbier Ride this weekend and got 2nd place. Really happy! I haven't done a big air comp for quite a while, so I was quite nervous. I got a front flip off the jump so super happy. The weather was perfect conditions, blue skies, little wind. There was a good crowd watching too and loads of media.
The weathers looking great for the next week and the resort is very quit.
I've attached a few photos from Saturdays comp.
•3rd January 2011» Becky Hammond
Happy New Year! I've been in Verbier, Switzerland about 1month now. I've been on big back country hikes, busy coaching and skiing loads of back country. The snow has been amazing! The busy period is nearly over now, so for the rest of January I can ski for myself. The park is looking really good and there's a permanent air bag in place which I can use for free. Looking forward to 15th January as I'm entering a European Slopestyle comp- Verbier Ride.
•15th November 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
It has been ages since I did an update and have been travelling a lot. Last time I wrote, I was off to Annecy for IF3, International Freeski Film Festival, which was the first in Europe, lots of people showed and the films were of a ridiculous standard. In TGR Light the Wick, they even had a 3D segment.
Back from this and I had to get my broken wrist checked to see if I needed surgery or not. Yes, no, yes, no and eventually 12 hours before flying to Tarifa to meet my sister I got the all clear to go on my kitesurfing holiday, minus the kitesurfing bit. Tarifa is a great town, we stayed in a cool hotel, Misiana, in the centre of the old town and a short drive to the kitesurfing beaches. Thankfully it wasn't windy everyday so my kitesurfing envy didn't get too much.
Back from Tarifa and work for a bit in Verbier before heading to the UK and a brief visit to the Ski Show catching up with friends and seeing what everyone's been up to in the summer. Home for my cousins wedding before back down to London for the Freeze festival to check out how Faction riders, PC Fosse and Andy Matthew were doing along with more catching up, partying and dancing to good tunes. I also visited my physio Melanie Thompson at Six Physio, who gave me the all clear for my knee, so stoked that everything looks good with it although I still need to work on strength before the winter.
Home to Verbier and finally my wrist cast off, producing a revolting small brown arm - where the tan had stuck from the summer, this washed off down the sink though. Followed by skiing in Saas Fee, my first day back since my knee operation and it felt great, and all with my new Nikita gear - sweet. Since then I have been to Les Diablerets for a mini shred and see how some more Faction riders were getting on in the Glacier 3000 competition. We had lots of snow in Verbier till Thursday, then it didn't stop raining for 24 hours, so things are looking a lot browner again. However it still opened this weekend and winter is getting closer - getting excited to ski some powder.
•29th September 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
So rehab is continuing the same as always, but slowly managing to increase the things I can do and only two weeks until I can venture back on snow. So been concentrating a lot on building bulk in my weaker leg. However, with all the excitement of getting back to full fitness, I have been mountain biking a lot and last weekend broke and displaced my wrist. So, I am now waiting to see if I have surgery next week or if I am going to Tarifa on a surfing holiday with my sister, won't be much surfing either way!
However, a broken wrist is a minimal injury in my books, with recovery at only 4-6 weeks, so all set for winter still. Included are a couple of shots of my x-ray, unfortunately, I don't have any with me strung up to the pulley getting my wrist pulled back into place. Off to the International Freeski Festival in Annecy tomorrow to check out all this years ski movies, which will get me motivated for rehab again.
•27th August 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
It has been a busy August for me in Verbier. I went back to the UK at the start of the month to see my physio Melanie Thompson at Six Physio and my surgeon Jonathon Bell at Wimbledon Clinics. It was good to check in and see that everything is progressing with my left knee, still needs a lot of work to get it strong and to ensure it can absorb impact. Frustratingly though, my right leg has regressed as I have been so focused on my left knee. The past two years, I have had a knee and hip op on my right leg, all the muscles have weakened and I have lost a bit of function, so I have to add my old right leg exercises back in to my already large rehab schedule. However, I know I can get it back to strength so it is alright.
Besides that set back, I was given the all clear to go mountain biking on the blue trails here in Verbier (not very blue, the biking like the skiing is pretty steep). I have happily been biking at the weekends and have already spent a lot of my hard earned cash on bike related goodness - even more expensive than skiing, as everything breaks all the time. There are some amazing runs here, myself and friend, Mike Guest, did the Ultimate trail the other day - 11km of downhill from the top of Pierre Avoir to Martigny. Besides this there has been some play time in the Gooey (lake at the bottom of the hill) on a water trampoline - which was not very successful, as it is a Junior Jumper - and we are not exactly Juniors! It has been great to get out and do fun sports again and in just one month I can start skiing again, slowly, pretty excited by the prospect already.
Also, had my first full article published in Cooler magazine this month about the sled trip I did in Whistler this winter with fellow Scot, Claire Hughes, pretty stoked. http://cooler.mpora.com/magazines/cooler-augsep-10.html
•30th July 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
Physio has become very monotonous with all the same exercises, just increasing weights and unstable surfaces. However, I have been allowed to start jogging, the first few attempts were not a great success with a lot of hopping and swinging on the sides of the treadmill but seem to have got a fairly normal gait going now.
Happy to be in Verbier for physio as at the weekends when the gym is closed have been on some good bike rides and hikes, there is a good crew of ACL rehabbers here so not everyone is having fun on the downhill tracks and can be persuaded into flat bike rides along the valley floor.
Back to the UK to see my surgeon and physio next week so hopefully they will agree that it is all going in the right direction and might let me do some mountain biking, not holding my breath for that one.
•27th June 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
So it has been a busy couple of weeks, I am now back in Verbier and set for a summer of rehab and working with Faction skis, doing social media marketing. I headed back to Scotland, to purchase myself the finest BMW, family and friends were put to work on cutting and polishing her so she looks like new. Down to London, test drive, before heading to the Alpes. A weekend with friends, checking out Borough Market, the bar at Tate modern, boat trip, a Rabbit’s first birthday party, my first manicure and pedicure, eating, drinking, good times basically. Myself and two kiwis hit the road on Tuesday and made it to Verbier a good 18 hours later, not too many glitches with the Beemer and to my pretty plush accommodation for the summer.
Rehab, seems to be going good, my physio has given me a full on programme for the 6-8 week stage and I am steadily working away. It is definitely easier to do, when aqua jogging involves the lake instead of the local pool. As well as good walks up and down Alpes - although my physio may be less impressed by this news, the knee seems to be handling it well. Below is a schedule from the physio.
Week 6-8 ACL Protocol
Goals for week 6-8:
1: Maintain full extension/hyperextension
2: Protect Surgical Graft
3: Right Knee flexion 135degrees
4: Continued Strength building by increasing repetitions and load
5: Protect Meniscal Repair by not loading knee beyond 90 degrees
6: Introduce direct hamstring strengthening
Precautions:
1: Avoid twisting/pivoting
2: Avoid open chain knee extension
3: Avoid dynamic valgus during strengthening and functional exercises
4: Avoid overloading the hamstring too quickly
State of Graft:
1: Graft weakest at this point
2: Graft revascularlisation continues to week 16
3: Cellular repopulation continues through to week 24
4: Collagen structural formation with remodeling starting from week 6
Problems:
1: Stiffness after prolonged rest or in the morning
2: Difficulty to maintain passive extension
3: Difficulty to gain isometric contraction in full extension
4: Decreased propioception
5: Vulnerability of graft versus increasing functional ability
6: Intermittent awkwardness on leg press when not aligning lower limb correctly
•6th June 2010 » Joe Tyler
It's been a wet start here it didn't stop raining for 6 weeks until the other day which was cool as it gave me a chance to go and test out the new water ramps built just outside Innsbruck which was cool and should be good for me to get some summer training in.
•6th June 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
It is nearly six weeks since my ACL reconstruction, which seems like a long time but still a good 18 weeks before I can do everything again. However, my leg is feeling much stronger and the Vastus Medialis muscle, which had stopped working, seems to be back in action. After my right leg surgery, this muscle pretty much gave up for a year, so stoked that the left leg is working. I have just started to move onto fast twitch muscle fibre work, everything up until now has been very slow controlled movements. Fast twitch exercises include, snapping my leg up behind me and doing tiny jumps on the spot, both are proving frustrating as the muscles are so slow to react at the moment, I feel very uncoordinated. At six weeks the graft is weakest, as it has technically died, so it needs to be looked after until it can resurrect itself as a ligament, which doesn't fully happen for 18 months.
Other than rehab I have been keeping busy in much better ways, going to the South of France, where a friend Trev was working. We checked out a 150 million Euro Yacht that a friend of Trev's was working on, it was obscene but amazing to snoop round. Then we headed up to Verbier for a few days to catch up with friends and have a change of rehab, going hiking and eating lots of cheese. Also managed to squeeze in a day trip to Italy where Camilla and I used to work in Aosta, for the best pizza, Franchesina: Brie, Mozzarella and Apple. Back in Scotland for now, but looking to move to Verbier for the summer to do some work with Faction Skis and it will be a great place to do rehab with all the hill walking and biking - once I am allowed.
•24th May 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
May has been a more entertaining month with lots of distractions from Physio. It seems that half of New Zealand has migrated over here, so a group of us headed up north to friend and photographer, Camilla Stoddart's: www.whiteroompictures.com. Nine of us hung out on the loch, bit of kayaking, walking, bbqing. On Sunday, Trev, Dougal and Matt hit the slopes of Cairngorm, we just headed up to check it out, but as it was open and lift tickets plus rental was only £25 it would have been sacrilege for them not to go. They didn't exactly look pro, cruising around in jeans with no gloves, and the rental guys definitely thought they were a bunch of upstarts.
With Physio I have got into a routine of getting to the local gym first thing in the morning for a couple of hours. Where I look a little crazy as I have to walk backwards on the treadmill, then walk up and down the pool: forwards, backwards and sideways, amongst other exercises. Then I come home and push myself around backwards on an office chair. Really missing not being active and want to go out running or biking but still away off. Felt like everything was going well and my leg was strengthening, but saw my physio this morning and seem to have overdone it as the swelling is back. Swelling stops the Vastus Medialis working (quad on the inside) so going to have to take it easier till it goes back down. Shouldn't be too hard as I am off to Pat and Ness's wedding then away to Cannes, to stay with a mate who is working out there, think I now have an excuse to lapse on the physio while I'm away.
•7th May 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
It is nearly a month since surgery now, I have just been back to see my surgeon and he is pleased with progress, but I have to ensure I don't get too keen and do too much as the bone needs to set around the graft. My rehab has been a bit slack over the weekend as I have been down in Wales staying with mates by the sea, swimming, climbing over rocks and walking... alternative rehab. Was then back to London to stay with friends and a day trip down to Falmouth University to have an interview for Design for Sportswear Performance, it is an amazing course, and I got an unconditional offer. However three years, and double fees so not sure I am sold on heading back to uni. Back to Scotland now and back to see my Physio who may not be so happy about my alternative rehab programme.
Some photos of scars - or lack of, all so small I had to circle them.
•24th April 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
So it has been just over a week since my surgery and things are going surprisingly well. I am managing to cruise around home without my crutches, my leg is going straight - something my right leg still refuses to do two years post surgery and the swelling is coming down. At this point two years ago, I was much further behind, I think 6 weeks of prehab and being forced to wait for the surgery has helped a lot.
However, it does not mean I am not already fed up of physio three times a day, and at 70min sessions my life revolves around the next set. During yet another set of wall squats, I was keeping myself entertained by reading an old Fall-line magazine and came across a picture of me in Japan, which I didn't know had been published. Finding the shot was a massive boost and definitely motivational at this point in rehab, when skiing seems so far away and on the third surgery in as many years, it would definitely be a good time to call it a day, but now, all I want to do is get fit and strong so I can ski Japanese powder again.
•19th April 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
I have finally had my surgery, after 6 weeks of prehab and feeling like I could do everything it was fairly frustrating to walk into Parkside hospital with crutches in hand knowing that I would need them to get out.
My surgeon, Jonathan Bell, set to work and tidied up my left knee, meniscus damage and ACL reconstruction. He had also agreed to take out my 10 year old ankle plate, as it was so old it required a bit of bone chipped off it but now I am metal free, well almost.
After surgery I spoke to far too many people and now I have no recollection of those conversations as still fairly out of it from the anaesthetic, do remember the morphine giving me a very itchy nose though.
Staying with my Aunt and Uncle for a few days who always have to put me up for a bit post surgery as a little tricky getting back to Scotland. Having a tricky time with my crutches, as I have had numerous injuries to my right hand side and none to my left, I keep using them for the wrong leg - even more confusing with both legs in bandages. So spending my days convalescing in bed, finally watching "The Wire" and reading the third of Steig Larsson's books. I also have physio exercises four times a day, I feel like my life is never ending physio, but back into the routine of bend, straighten, lift, ice, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Pre-op
Post Op
DVT Socks for 2 Weeks!!!!
•12th April 2010 » Joe Tyler
Just a quick update to let you know what I've been up to lately.
This past week I was filming for Eristoff Vodka here at Snowbombing. They are making 3 short films for virals on the internet - one mainly about the sponsored parties at Snowbombing, another one about me and a guide to the "local only" places on the mountain and the town - a lot of TV presenting but it was fun and cheesy at times! Then the last film is kind of a JT v's DJ Yoda where I showcase my skills on the hill and then I interviewed DJ Yoda and then went on stage with him for his set at the forest party. The film should be out next week - so I'll forward the link on as soon as I get it through. Whilst here, I also did some ski lessons for the journalists from FHM, Huck & the Daily Mirror. As soon as I get anything back from this too I’ll send it through.
I've also got some pretty big plans for next year which are starting to take shape - I'll let you know more once I've finished the proposal...
Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunny weather!
•16th March 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
This is a bit more relevant to the knee and less how I like to travel!
Having just got back home to Scotland, I headed straight back to London to see my surgeon. Jonathan Bell at Wimbledon Clinics, who looked after my right knee two years ago. I was hopeful that as the swelling wasn't too bad I could potentially sneak straight into surgery this week. Apparently not, due to the extent of the damage, Jonathan was not going to budge on his six weeks pre-hab plan to ensure that all the damage had time to settle.
So into London to see my physio, Melanie Thompson, at Six Physio. Melanie had me working really hard last summer to get back to skiing after a hip injury and was a little disbelieving to see me back. Anyway she has given me a lot to work on in the coming six weeks, and reassures me that with all the work we did last summer it is going to be easier to get the left leg back in working order quicker. So post surgery I have a 6 month goal to get back on skis, instead of the nine months that I had for the first knee.
A few days in London to catch up with friends and party a little too hard - not the best thing for the swelling, but I am back on the hill in Scotland behaving and rehabbing now.
•13th March 2010 » Bungle
Just a quick update for you, let you know whats going down in bungle town. Well, its been February which is school half terms so town has been really busy, so we have just been trying to make the most of it, but for sure not been going up everyday as some days there is just no point, you can wait in a lift line for an hour sometimes.
We have headed over to Bruson a couple more times since my last update, did another days shooting with John Norris the photographer for ski and board magazine. He is great actually, he has been stoked with things we got. Trying to meet up with him in Chamonix in the next couple of weeks.
Also went to Bruson with Tim Ackroyd from Snowfix, was a difficult day, snow not great, skis breaking etc but I don’t know how Tim has done it but the footage looks quite good once its been edited together, check out the snowfix link below, and watch the Guts, Putts, Mutts and Cuts, its the first feature on the show so only a couple of minutes from the start of the video, check it out. www.snowfix.tv
•12th March 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
I am now back in the UK as my MRI results show that a surgery is necessary. My Insurance (BMI), were very speedy on the uptake and had me booked on a flight the next day, not leaving me with much time to sort out renting out my room and selling my car, but with snow in the forecast I thought it would be better for my soul to get out of there. A fairly epic but surreal trip home, a limo took me from Whistler to Vancouver Airport.
My ride out of Whistler
Then a business class flight, purely because of my knee and not my standard travel mode, meant that they didn't even blink at my bulging ski bag. A few decadent hours in the business class lounge, then onto the top deck of the plane and into my own bed/seat. Surrounded by business men who went straight to sleep, I tucked into the three course dinner and wine (I realise I shouldn't have been drinking for the swelling in my knee, but it's not every day you get to travel business class).
Starter & Main
My flight arrived in late, missing my connecting flight to Scotland, but onto the next one and then I was meant to have a car waiting to take me home from the airport. I hung around for a while but no sign was forthcoming, asking another driver if he knew anything he pointed at two paramedics and said they were waiting for a girl on crutches. They were indeed waiting for me and I was mortified to be taken out to my ride home, an ambulance.
My Ride Home
Home now and heading down to London to see my surgeon and physio to find out what the next step is.
•8th March 2010 » Joe Tyler
I Qualified into the Finals of the Czech Freeski open but fell in the Final which sucked but it was pretty much like skiing a concrete park - good fun but pretty dangerous a couple of big injuries but i'm fine - just slightly disappointed!
•4th March 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
I have some crap news again:
On Saturday I had a crash and felt my knee go, went to the doctors who thought I was being a hypochondriac and said that I might have a bit of cartilage damage but definitely no ligament. Managed to get an MRI through insurance and got the results last night - ACL is gone. So I am gutted as was having such a good winter, and missing my phenomenal road trip round the comps in America - guess I will just have to come back next winter.
So, this was going to be a decider year for me and skiing, and although this should probably be a decision maker, this winter has made me decide that I want to be skiing - so home, surgery, rehab and then back on the skis.
Just got my new skis yesterday, which is a little ironic but they look amazing, so pretty excited to try them next winter already - going to be on my wall at home as motivation.
•21st February 2010 » Becky Hammond
It has finally snowed in Aspen! Got my first powder day of the season today. Yesterday I went to Vail for an air bag competition. I won the girls! I was working on right and left 7s. It was a pretty brutal airbag, the airbag was on a down slope (normally its on the flat) and you shoot off the end of it at high speed. It was pretty big, probably like going off a 15meter kicker, so you came down with some force.
1 more week in Aspen, then off to Switzerland for the European Open.
•19th February 2010 » Joe Tyler
Sorry it's been a while since my last update - I've been really busy lately setting up my own athlete coaching as well as shooting in Switzerland and training on some new tricks! As some of you might have already heard i've left the all mountain academy that i helped to setup this summer and now have my own coaching program aimed at competitors, athletes and "up and coming" freestylers. This has been going pretty well and had some fantastic results and recommendations. I've started a facebook group about the coaching so please have a look and check it out here
I'll send some shots through as soon as i get them of a recent trip to Davos in Switzerland where i was shooting with Pally Learmond from Ski Union & freelance for magazines - plenty of other shots will be coming soon too!
•13th February 2010 » Becky Hammond
I competed in my first US competition this weekend. The competition took place at Buttermilk in the X Games Superpipe. I was really excited to compete against some big names and put my training so far into practice.
The pipe was shaped really nice, but with only 30 minutes practice there was only time for a run of straight airs and then 1 practice of my competition run.
We had 2 runs in the semi finals and only top 5 advanced to the super final out of 20 girls. I had 2 good clean runs; mute grab, alley oop mute, alley oop, safety grab, japan grab, right 5, left 5, right 3. I was really happy with my run and had to play a waiting game for a few hours until they released the results.
I qualified in 4th place for the super final. I couldn’t believe it, I was super stoked. The final went well; I didn’t quite get my left 5 which made me stick with 4th place. I’m really happy with the result and never thought I would have a top 4 finish in the US.
I’m really looking forward to my last 2 weeks training in Aspen!
•7th February 2010 » Andy Bennett
Went out on the new 10/11 season Prophets today and they are well sick! Can't believe I can shred pow, jump cliffs and do slalom turns on the piste on the same pair! I've attached a pic from today.
•2nd February 2010 » Becky Hammond, Jen Hudak (2010 X Games superpipe gold medal winner – with medal!) with British pipe rider James Machon.
Last week X Games 14 came to Aspen, Colorado. It has been an amazing week watching all the different disciplines, hanging out with top riders, entry to the Athlete’s Lounge (unlimited food and drink!) and 50 Cent performed on centre stage!
Men’s Superpipe and Big Air was a highlight of my week. Tom Wallisch did a switch unnatural 14 on big air and Kevin Rolland’s halfpipe run has never been done in competition with 3 double’s in 1 run! I’m really happy for Jen Hudak taking the gold in Superpipe, and for Megan Gunning taking silver with super styled corked 9s and 7s. Also well done to Jenny Jones who brings back another gold medal!
After all the excitement of the X Games we are back training today. I have a big competition, Aspen Open in just 2 weeks.
Hope everyone is having a great winter! xxx
•28th January 2010 » Andy Bennett
Hello, hope all is well! Heres the link to the latest Verbier blog on the Fall-Line website. www.fall-line.co.uk/blogs/verbier-blog-jan-28th
Cheers, Andy
•26th January 2010 » Beanie Milne Home
Just got back from Red, the Canadian Freeskiing championships, and having tightened my binding, my skis happily stayed on and was 2nd overall, so stoked. Was a really fun comp, I took it pretty mellow, had really fun lines, and even found a mini fresh spine section on the final day, which was epic.
So now qualified for the freeskiing world tour, which is sweet. Back in Whistler now, just sorting out some trips/articles to fill up February and then got plans for comps in March again.
Don't have a podium photo unfortunately but here is a photo of the finals face, think it is the longest one in North America, definitely got the legs burning, you can't even see the finish in the photo.
•22nd January 2010 » Becky Hammond
I’m currently training in Aspen, Colorado. Pipe conditions are really good. We have been training in the X-Games superpipe at Buttermilk but that’s now shut due to the X-Games next week. Snowmass have built a 20ft pipe which is super smooth and perfect for learning new tricks.
I go to gymnastics and trampolining twice a week. We have a long trampoline, rectangle trampoline and springboards to jump onto crash mats.
There are some cool things happening around town; ice/snow sculpture competitions and free cider/hot chocolates at the bottom of the lifts.
Check out a few of my pictures….
•18th January 2010 » Andy Bennett
Hello just a quick one to let you know I have a blog on the Fall Line website every couple of weeks so you can keep tabs on what we are up to out in Verbier over the season. www.fall-line.co.uk/blogs/verbier-blog
Have a good one!
Andy
•14th January 2010 » Joe Tyler
Hi guys, just to let you know I've got a profile up on the Armada website now - just gone live! Have a look!
www.armadaskis.com/team/#/national/
•13th January 2010 » Beanie
Just had my first comp, where I completely messed up as I didn't check my binding and my ski came off on landing - so pissed off. However, it was good to meet all the people on the tour. Anyway, managed to check out the awesome mountain and went shooting one
afternoon with some girls and people from Surfer magazine in France.
Next comp is in Red next week, so bindings are checked and ready for that.
Also trying to organise a lot of trips at the moment for mags, so hopefully will get some photos and articles this winter.
Anyway, hopefully will have better news next week after Red.
Enjoy the snow.
Cheers
Beanie x
•7th January 2010 » Joe Tyler
Hope you had a good Christmas and a smashing NewYyear - we've finally got some more snow so it's no longer like a downhill ice skating rink out here! This is my rough season plan just depends on my budget how much I get through but I think it should all be good.
Jan 1st - Mayrhofen Darksummer magazine shoot and filming for Unity Productions
Feb 5th - Nordica Freeski Open Mayrhofen
Feb 6th - Fieberbrunn Scott Big Mountain competition World tour Qualifier
18th-21st Feb - Nissan Mystic Big Mountain competition World Tour Qualifier Monterosa
March 1st - 6th Ski Test Bormio Italy
3rd-6th March- Euro open possibly?
13th -19th March - Relentless Meribel! We get to build our own park for the week - filming and photoshoots!
22nd March - 27th Brits Championships
Spring shoot Schnalstal - TBC
Estonia Urban Mission - TBC
RJF Filming - TBC
Media Assasins Filming - TBC
and one more poduction company I can't remember the name of right now!
Joe
•4th January 2010 » Chris Fecher
Check this link to Chris Fecher’s blog, with regular updates on his season and the kind of images that make you want to get out to the slopes.
chrisfecher.wordpress.com
•4th January 2010 » Joe Tyler
During the summer I came up with the idea to setup my own coaching business in Mayrhofen and finally we partnered with a ski school here so we can do it! Have a look at out web site www.allmountainacademy.com - also check out my profile page - www.allmountainacademy.com/?page=jtprofile .
Hopefully it will work - it's the first time this level of coaching will be offered on a ski school basis - it also gives us the chance to still ride what we want and teach at the same time!
•23rd December 2009 » Staff Discount – the new EB Freeski Team movie by Eddie ‘Slavemonkey’ Thelwell
We’ve kept you waiting for it, but it’s finally ready.
The DVDs are finished and in store this week, just in time for Christmas. And they’re free! All you need to do is call in to an Ellis Brigham store and request your copy!
Featuring established riders like Jamie Cameron and Dave Young, as well as showcasing new names to EB Freeski movies, such as the Matthew and Pomeroy brothers. The DVD takes in powder lines, park sessions and the 365 day-a-year British indoor and dryslope scene.
•17th October 2009 » The new EB freeski team movie ‘Staff Discount’ will be available very soon! Edited and produced by team rider Eddie ‘Slavemonkey’ Thelwell, this year’s movie follows British riders through the memorable winter of 2009 with its endless powder lines, to glorious park sessions on summer glaciers. Packed with well-known names but also showcasing new talent proving what they can do in the epic conditions of last season.
