Update from Snowy/Rainy Morzine
Posted by Michael on February 8, 2007 - 13:03
Right, its been over a month since I've posted something on here so thought it was about time I let people know what I've been up to recently.
I got to Morzine on the 5th of January and have been having a wicked time since. The snow conditions haven't been too great up until now because it has just been much much too warm (on occasions it got to around 14C...although I'm not sure how reliable some of the thermometers around the village are...). It has however been snowing here for the last 4-5 days and there has been a good 30 cm of snow at the top. So I hear that is. Unfortunately I've become ill and haven't been able to take advantage of the nice snowy conditions. Hopefully I will be heading out tomorrow as am feeling quite a bit better than I did a few days ago.
I don't feel like I have improved all too much yet since I've been out here, although I have tried some absolutely massive kickers...unfortunately I don't have any pics of me doing them yet. I have managed to nail both frontside and backside 360's though which I am quite pleased with, and my switch riding is a lot better than it was when I started. My ultimate goal for the season is to be able to do a 540 or possibly even a 720 (don't know how realistic that one is though :]) with an array of different grabs thrown in there.
Well hope everything is cool with everyone else, will be sticking up some pics in a little bit as have some wicked ones of the O'neil Pro Freestyle Quarter Pipe event (some of the guys were getting 8 meters out of the damn thing!!!!)
Take it easy,
Michael
I got to Morzine on the 5th of January and have been having a wicked time since. The snow conditions haven't been too great up until now because it has just been much much too warm (on occasions it got to around 14C...although I'm not sure how reliable some of the thermometers around the village are...). It has however been snowing here for the last 4-5 days and there has been a good 30 cm of snow at the top. So I hear that is. Unfortunately I've become ill and haven't been able to take advantage of the nice snowy conditions. Hopefully I will be heading out tomorrow as am feeling quite a bit better than I did a few days ago.
I don't feel like I have improved all too much yet since I've been out here, although I have tried some absolutely massive kickers...unfortunately I don't have any pics of me doing them yet. I have managed to nail both frontside and backside 360's though which I am quite pleased with, and my switch riding is a lot better than it was when I started. My ultimate goal for the season is to be able to do a 540 or possibly even a 720 (don't know how realistic that one is though :]) with an array of different grabs thrown in there.
Well hope everything is cool with everyone else, will be sticking up some pics in a little bit as have some wicked ones of the O'neil Pro Freestyle Quarter Pipe event (some of the guys were getting 8 meters out of the damn thing!!!!)
Take it easy,
Michael
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