mizzi

from march 18th to march 23rd i went to mayrhofen in tyrol with my boyfriend roman and on the 20th we did something special: we booked a guide (peter from rocknsnow) and went freeriding.


my name is stephanie posch and here's my story!

on that rather warm and sunny day, we met up with peter from rocknsnow at 8:45 am in vorderlanersbach. we got hooked up with backpacks with an avalanche beacon, a shovel and a probe and then drove up to the hintertuxer glacier.
we took the gletscherbus 1 and before taking the chairlift, peter explained the usage of the avalanche beacon to us. on the chairlift, we learned about peter's basic rules of freeriding... have fun and don't hit a rock ;)

from the top station of the chairlift, we hiked a little bit upwards until we got to a short steep part and then we saw a huge, wide field open up in front of us.
we were a bit exhausted already, from trying to follow peter who was basically running up the mountain, but the view was even more breathtaking than that.
the first meters were rather daunting, i have to admit. we had to go down the steep part to get into that field of awesomeness and i was really concentrated on not falling over.
it was my first attempt at freeriding, after all! after clearing the steep part, i was relieved. i managed to get used to these new conditions and enjoyed myself.

we rode all the way down into the valley and took the gletscherbus gondola up again.
we did a few more runs without hiking and then peter made us climb a bit. we went up over rocks and stones to reach another wide field full of powder. at the top of the cliff, he took a wonderful photo of our small group, consisting of my boyfriend roman, michael from munich and myself, in front of a gorgeous, panoramic view.


the sun continued to shine all day long and we enjoyed ourselves very well offpiste. peter made us wait for lunch quite some time, which was a good thing concerning the weather, because the snow got slushier the warmer it got. when lunchtime finally came around, i had the BESTESTEST baked potato ever, i swear ;)

after the break, we did another very long run and then took the gondola to the valley.
it was time to say goodbye to freeriding and to peter.
we were totally exhausted but very happy and we will for sure go on another freeriding adventure with peter from rocknsnow as soon as possible!

thanks to peter for being our guide!
-> http://www.rocknsnow.at/



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you can click through the pics here:
-> http://yfrog.com/g431068405304727640780457jx

here's jules haley enjoying herself on the water... what a styler!



-> http://www.wakegirls.com/

on june 19th the 2010 girl skate jam uk will take place at pioneer skate park in st albans.

here's a video from last years girl skate jam:




-> http://www.rogueskateboards.co.uk/
-> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rogue-Skateboards/78237768254
-> http://www.pioneerskatepark.co.uk/

here are the results of the 2010 toronto bmx jam girls class from march 7th.

ladies
1. mini park
2. nina buitrago
3. angie marino
4. jessica ausec
5. kayley-jane ashworth
6. maude lague
7. erin graham


here's a video with the highlights of the girls' class:





thanks to mini for sending me this info.

just a pic i wanted to share... irina rocking the game of skills contest, which took place in vienna last weekend.

jule sent me this link... monika hinz apparently enjoyed some nice riding sessions in japan.


i can't read anything here, but the pics are nice:
-> http://york1975.blogspot.com/2010/04/monika-hinz-moritz-edschmid.html

here's a link to monika's blog, with even more pics from the trip:
-> http://himopic.blogspot.com/

another blog in japanese:
-> http://okami38.blog50.fc2.com/

i'm a bit late... but here are the results of the king of ground contest round 1, which took place in japan.

girls class:
1st mai nishikawa
2nd jun higashiguchi
3rd miyuki dezaki

-> http://www.kingofground.com/

thanks to jule for this info.

Nikita opend their Online Store on their website. Go check it out on www.nikitaclothing.com!

Planet Sports is sponsoring a Surf Contest and the registration deadline is tomorrow, April 22nd.
The contest will take place between May 22nd and May 29th in Seignosse. So, if you are around you can enter the contest. Even if you don't surf you'll probably have some great days at the beach! There will even be some surf lessons for beginners, movienight, concerts and alot more fun stuff!




http://www.wavetours.com/wellenreiten/specials/2010_ADH/ (german only)

Randa Shahin and Megan Ginter: Tahoe Road Trip from Shred Betties on Vimeo.

read the story to this video on shredbetties.com:
-> http://www.shredbetties.com/team/story/video_randa_shahin_megan_ginter/

here's a video from the jomopro bmx contest, which was held in autumn ramp park in joplin, usa, from april 9th until april 11th.

the video includes intermediate flat, girls park and intermediate park, enjoy!






lauren vellucci, nina b and jessica ausec on the podium!

and here are the full results:
2010 jomopro girls park final results:
1. nina buitrago
2. lauren vellucci
3. jessica ausec
4. natalie wade
5. angie marino
6. lindsay hale
7. mandi ward
8. robyn wornoff
8. heather scully
9. eran graham
10. mo malone
11. rebecca ramon


-> http://www.autumnramppark.com/

for more coverage, visit transworld bmx:
-> http://bmx.transworld.net/tag/2010-jomopro/



a big thanks goes out to julia, who sent me the link to the video, since i am a lazy nut at the moment and wouldn't have posted this otherwise ;)

dani deruyter has become the first woman to snowboard "the grand" in the grand teton national park in wyoming, usa.

congratulations!

you can read the full story of her adventure on her blog:
-> http://www.breakingtrail.blogspot.com/

other sources:
-> http://www.splitboard.com/site/Splitboard_Home/Entries/2010/3/18_History_made_in_the_Tetons.html
-> http://www.skiingthebackcountry.com/skiing_journal/354/TETONS-CENTRAL/GRAND-TETON/FORDCHEVYSTETTNER
-> http://www.oilfreefun.com/2010/03/grand-teton-first-female-snowboard.html

julia pointed me in this direction... a video from the 2009 toronto bmx jam... i'm not so sure if i have already posted it, so here you go.

Female Finals from Andrew Gobbo on Vimeo.