wooohooo ! check out head coach Zoe doing what she does best in the silky soft, light as a feather Japanese powder......
Sunday, February 6, 2011
KATYA CREMA at world champs
one of our favourite 'chicks with stix' gals Katya was competing in the FIS Freestyle World Champs here in Park City in Ski X yesterday.
but things didnt exactly go according to plan... after a false start that saw the other 2 competitors in Katya's heat get a 10 metre head start, the race was run anyway... Katya came second but the other competitor (who got a big head start) complained and got a rerun !
kinda sucks for Katya who has been doing so well and getting PB's with each World Cup race recently. especially sucks to see the competitor that you beat advance through the heats !
anyway... chin up Kats .. your time will come
but things didnt exactly go according to plan... after a false start that saw the other 2 competitors in Katya's heat get a 10 metre head start, the race was run anyway... Katya came second but the other competitor (who got a big head start) complained and got a rerun !
kinda sucks for Katya who has been doing so well and getting PB's with each World Cup race recently. especially sucks to see the competitor that you beat advance through the heats !
anyway... chin up Kats .. your time will come
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Anna wins !
so happy for our very own Anna Segal who won GOLD at the inaugural slopestyle event here in Park City.
I managed to have a quick chat with Anna after her awesome win ! we were so excited and Anna was still a bit shell-shocked but totally elated.... after this she was heading off to ring her mum.....
Friday, February 4, 2011
ANNA takes gold !
those prayers must have worked last night, because today Ms Anna Segal just wrote herself into the history books, by winning GOLD in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships !
it was soooooo exciting !
Anna slid into top place with her first run.... and there she stayed ! despite the best efforts by the best female skiers in the world, Anna took gold for Australia ! and she was pretty stoked with this extra special win......
"today wasn't about money or sponsors or points - today was about skiing for my country..." Anna told CwS.
and that is an important point - because slopestyle is being seriously considered for inclusion into the next Olympic Games - roll on 2014 !
Annas’s run was ......... a lipslide on the down rail, a blind 270 out of the a- frame, a disaster on the flat down box and 180 over the bonk feature. On the jumps she did a switch 540 into a huge 720 mute grab and finished off with her patented flat- spin 360.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Anna at the World Championships
so today was day one of the FIS Freestyle World Skiing Championships [#FFWSC11 is the hashtag for those of you on twitter] and our very own Anna Segal has made it through qualifiers and into the finals!
we are so proud of her.......it's a tough field out there with the absolute best of the best "slopestylers" in the world throwing it down!
this morning was a very brisk minus 18 and the event was delayed by about an hour.... the temps made the snow a little sticky and the course a little too slow which is kinda dangerous... these competitors need to go fast and get high !
Anna is on tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 am. thats 3:30 am Friday morning in Australia. so say a little prayer before bed tonight gang....
pix: Andrew Clarke
we are so proud of her.......it's a tough field out there with the absolute best of the best "slopestylers" in the world throwing it down!
this morning was a very brisk minus 18 and the event was delayed by about an hour.... the temps made the snow a little sticky and the course a little too slow which is kinda dangerous... these competitors need to go fast and get high !
Anna is on tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 am. thats 3:30 am Friday morning in Australia. so say a little prayer before bed tonight gang....
pix: Andrew Clarke
Monday, January 31, 2011
ZOE in Japan
Zoe is skiing in Niseko Japan right now, where it has been dumping powder for days. She dropped a line to CwS overnight........
"Well I'm exhausted. You know that deep burn that you get after a hard day skiing waist deep powder in the trees? Well times that by two .... and its still snowing.
They have cleared the snow from our drive three times today and it still feels like a mission to get out! It is day 4 here in Niseko, Japan, and the experience has already lived up to it's name and associated expectations.
I am skiing with the crew at The Camp and we have already had three days powder and one day cruising the park and three resorts around the area. Unfortunately i dont have any photos to prove my ramblings but you can hardly be bothered to bring out the gear when there is so much powder to be had. Promise I will do my best to get some up soon.
Have fun wherever you are in the world!"
"Well I'm exhausted. You know that deep burn that you get after a hard day skiing waist deep powder in the trees? Well times that by two .... and its still snowing.
They have cleared the snow from our drive three times today and it still feels like a mission to get out! It is day 4 here in Niseko, Japan, and the experience has already lived up to it's name and associated expectations.
I am skiing with the crew at The Camp and we have already had three days powder and one day cruising the park and three resorts around the area. Unfortunately i dont have any photos to prove my ramblings but you can hardly be bothered to bring out the gear when there is so much powder to be had. Promise I will do my best to get some up soon.
Have fun wherever you are in the world!"
Saturday, January 29, 2011
AS WE ARE
we've been waiting for this !
the movie 'AS WE ARE' [subtitled a girls ski movie] was filmed last year around some amazing spots in France, Austria and Switzerland and had its debut in Europe, Japan and the US over the past few months.
The idea of the movie ? take six of the best female skiers and go on a road trip together..... ask the girls to show us their favourite runs and their hidden powder stashes.... all set against the stunning scenery of the Alps. its the kind of bonding experience that makes BFF's for life.
I was really hoping to cross paths with this movie sometime in January but alas, it was not to be. Maybe we can convince the girls to come over to OZ / NZ in this upcoming southern winter ?!
the good news ? the movie is now available on DVD....
and bonus - our very own Lorraine Huber [well she's half ours] stars in the movie as well.
the movie 'AS WE ARE' [subtitled a girls ski movie] was filmed last year around some amazing spots in France, Austria and Switzerland and had its debut in Europe, Japan and the US over the past few months.
The idea of the movie ? take six of the best female skiers and go on a road trip together..... ask the girls to show us their favourite runs and their hidden powder stashes.... all set against the stunning scenery of the Alps. its the kind of bonding experience that makes BFF's for life.
I was really hoping to cross paths with this movie sometime in January but alas, it was not to be. Maybe we can convince the girls to come over to OZ / NZ in this upcoming southern winter ?!
the good news ? the movie is now available on DVD....
and bonus - our very own Lorraine Huber [well she's half ours] stars in the movie as well.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Nat Segal: Powder-hunting at Snowbird, Utah.
It has nearly been a month since I touched down into LA airport on Christmas Day, all that was on my mind- other than making my connecting flight- was the epic chest deep, weightless powder, for which Utah is renowned.
It has been a rocky, icy and at time crusty journey since Christmas. Somehow I managed to miss all major storms blowing through Colorado and Utah. When I first arrived in Salt Lake City, all I heard about was the 5ft powder day the week before. But all I saw was crust.
hanging out at the Snowbird tram deck
Despite my powder disappointment, Snowbird still managed to take my breath away. Steep lines, easy access and so much to explore.
The terrain is definitely different from the European slopes I have become accustomed to ...nevertheless, I am up most mornings for the 8am bus to ski whatever the weather throws at me. Finally, it was powder. It wasn't chest deep. But it was smooth, creamy and reminded me of chocolate mousse. Yum.
Wasatch mountains in Little Cottonwood Canyon
One thing I have learnt from the last few weeks is that skiing can be fun despite the conditions, even when you are skiing on sheet ice all day.... and no matter how "good or bad a situation is, it will change." Regina Brett.
A beautiful day full of not so beautiful sheet ice.
It is the only the beginning of January, so there is heaps more snow to be had. Next stop is Aspen for the week to watch Anna shred the park at X- Games and then back to Utah for more powder and freeskiing! YEAH WINTER.
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