Extremecarving session in the Ural Mountains 2010 (RUSSIA)

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Extremecarving session in the Ural Mountains 2010 (RUSSIA)

Post by tali » Sunday 14 February 2010, 1:55

Translation of the Russian thread
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Rey wrote: Source dozka.ru.
Managing Director of the alpine ski station "Ezhovaya" announces :

"This is a proposal to the Hardbooter Generation!
It is dedicated to all who whant to contribute to the progress of the alpine snowboarding.

From February, 23 to February, 27, 2010, on the Ezhovaya Mountain, we will held a session and a master-class of the one of the best extremecarvers in Russia, Evgeny Bogolyubov ("Ben") and Evgeny Tikhmenev ("Rey").

The program is as follows:

1. Check in on February, 23, 2010, in the hotel "Priyut Sedmaya Polyana", which is located at the foot of the Ezhovaya Mountain.
2. Accommodation in standard double occupancy rooms or in economy class rooms.
3. Every day, a separate slope and lift are reserved for riding of the session participants. The slope: length is circa 700 m, vertical drop is circa 180 m. At the top, the slope has circa 32 degrees, then flattens from 20 to 15 degrees.
During the first day, the master class is from 13-00 to 17-00; during the three following days - from 12-00 to 16-00. During the master class time, Ben and Rey are on the slope, they show, explain, give advice, and correct mistakes. Participants are respectively progressing with terrible speed. During all this time there is a video filming at the slope.
4. Every evening (February, 23, 24, and 25), from 19-00 to 21-00, at the hotel, there is a routine commenting of the participant riding technique, using the filmed video on the big screen, accompanied by tea/coffee and biscuits.
5. In the evening of February, 26 (~ 21-00), there is a final hookah bar, and watching a paraprofessional movie (starring the participants), a hundred-and-fiftieth-time discussion of the equipment and pricelists, breathtaking stories about one's enlightenment in push-pull and breakthrough in layng backside turns on the slope, promises to meet again next year, fraternization, followed by off-scenario improvisations.
6. February, 27, after breakfast, about noon: collapse (sorry, departure).

A rider pays for the whole venture 5 000 rubles (circa 170 USD, or 122 EUR) + travel to/from Ekateringurg + lunches/dinners.
The 5 000 ruble package includes:
* accommodation in the standard room (double occupancy) from February, 23 to February, 27 (4 nights). The official check-in time is 14-00, check-out is at 12-00.
* breakfasts (buffet), and
* ski pass (unlimited) for the four days.

P.S. If staying in a standard room alone without a companion, the package price will be 8 000 rubles (circa 270 USD, or 196 EUR).
P,S.2 If staying in an economy class rooms, the package price will be 3 700 rubles (circa 125 USD, or 91 EUR). Economy class rooms do not have individual washrooms, and share the whashrooms on the floor.
P.S.3 There is a restaurant on the mountain, which closes at 22-00. An average lunch bill is 200-250 rubles per person (7-9 USD, or 5-6 EUR). At the restaurant at the hotel, a non-food-maniac meal costs 500-600 rubles (17-20 USD, or 12-15 EUR).
P.S.4 If you can come only for two or three days, the price of the package is prorated accordingly (divide the price by four and multiply by the actual day/night attendance).

Organizers' Phone: +7 (343) 383-42-19
Email: goraall@convex.ru
Website: http://www.ezhovaya.ru "

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Post by Schneewurm » Sunday 14 February 2010, 9:50

Cool! One of the very rare resort homepages, showing a "Swoarder" on their homepage!

http://ezhovaya.ru/photo/630/
http://ezhovaya.ru/picture/files/2/1418 ... 064902.jpg

Beside that: nice Park and Pipe there and overall extremly low prices compared to the alpes.
Mark also the nice tree runs which can be do there in Russia. For such cool rides through similar wide birch-woods I have to travel at least 2 hours! (It's rare in Switzerland.)
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Post by starikashka » Sunday 14 February 2010, 10:42

Schneewurm :-) have you been in Russia?
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Post by Schneewurm » Sunday 14 February 2010, 21:37

Hello starikashka, You are back from Zinal?

My answer is "no". Next skilift, serving 300 m of high with steeper slopes is right 11-12 minutes by car away from me. So I have not to go to russia for carving. But I think it's a good idea for Russians to go carving in their own country/slopes at nearest point. Beside that, Russia is more proof against change of world clima then the the alpes.

But why You are asking? Are there any restrictions to walk, or to ride throug forest?

(If I would travel in Russia, I wouldn't do it without my own geiger counter or a dosimeter.)
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Post by starikashka » Monday 15 February 2010, 9:18

Yes, i back from Zinal. So i tell you that doing EC on our short flat icy slopes other way difficult than on Le Col or Barthelemy :-)

Regarding dosimeter or geiger counter - you confused Russia with Ukraine - Chernobyl was there. Nuclear testing field were in Kazakhstan...And our nuclear waste storages are far away from the mountains. You do not need it :-)

I suggest that your interests are not limited by carving only, so if you for some reason not get to ECS - why not visit our friends on Ural :-) ??

P.S. I did not planned my ECS participation due to planned trip to Australia and NZ, but if you go :-) I would join for sure and reschedule my december trip to Soelden to trip to Zinal in february :-) Come on :-)

P.P.S - it is a good idea for who - to send Russian carvers back to Russia for carving :-) ??
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wow

Post by nils » Monday 15 February 2010, 17:22

any map showing where this is at?
"An average lunch bill is 200-250 rubles per person (7-9 USD, or 5-6 EUR)"
holly cow that is cheap...

Congrats on the organisation!
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Re: wow

Post by Rey » Monday 15 February 2010, 18:08

nils wrote:any map showing where this is at?
Here - http://maps.google.ru/maps?hl=ru&ie=UTF ... 87891&z=14
http://www.youtube.com/user/Tikhmenev
http://velvet.pro/forum

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Re: wow

Post by starikashka » Monday 15 February 2010, 19:10

nils wrote:any map showing where this is at?
"An average lunch bill is 200-250 rubles per person (7-9 USD, or 5-6 EUR)"
holly cow that is cheap...

Congrats on the organisation!
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Nils, as a father and head of the family i know that cost optimization is very important. So, the return airplane ticket from Moscow to the place cost about 110-150EUR :-) That is also not very expensive :-) So, it`s just time issue :-) Take the Schneewurm into black bag and get him to Ekaterinburgh - he shoul be happy to ride between birch wood :-)
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ECS-URALS - pictures

Post by tali » Wednesday 3 March 2010, 8:08

Welcome to the pictures from the ECS-URALS 2010 :D

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