Zinal: who is coming earlier

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Zinal: who is coming earlier

Post by pokkis » Thursday 5 January 2006, 20:14

Anyone planing come to Zinal before session officially starts for some extra practice runs without audience ?
I'l be there well before session starts. If weather is good and there is more folks some pre-session filming is possible :roll:
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Post by harald » Friday 6 January 2006, 8:25

Norwegian team (five persons) will be there Friday 10 and leave Tuesday 14 after lunch. See you in the mountains.
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Post by erik » Saturday 7 January 2006, 11:30

Serge and me will also be there friday the 10th.

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Post by pokkis » Saturday 7 January 2006, 19:46

And as reminder :oops: i will be filming mainly riders with helmets :wink:
So any person riding without helmet, there is no way to get that ride for your personal review, i will tape over all rides without helmet.
So start looking for helmets NOW !

This is my personal support for general safety of carvers :D
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Post by skywalker » Saturday 7 January 2006, 20:16

Hello Pokkis...

as you might have expected, I'm on the slopes with a helmet this year *LOL*. But decision was not depending on your suggestion, but on pure rationality. Nevertheless funny UMHO ;)

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Post by Oliver » Tuesday 24 January 2006, 9:48

I bought a helmet (Alpina Scarp in Black/white) just before my trip to Ischgl/Galtür the last weekend and wore it three days.
I love it, now I am having a warm head.
The helmets are so light that they do not trouble you while boarding.
So buy one now and be filmed like me...

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Post by nils » Tuesday 24 January 2006, 10:43

We just ordered three Giro helmets :) So i'll be wearing one, but am not sure about the two others :)

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Post by Flasharry » Thursday 26 January 2006, 19:24

Excellent, that'll please the wife, she was just saying she didn't want anybody filming her boarding technique!

Doh! I'll have to dig out my old skate board helmet then. :-)

We will be on the snow from Fri 10th.

Cheers.
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Post by pokkis » Thursday 26 January 2006, 20:11

Please note this helmet limitation is for my filming :roll:
Filming organized by EC crew might work according different principles :P
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Post by István » Friday 27 January 2006, 9:44

Pokkis, I think your initiative works quite well.... it even made me buying a helmet.... have to admit the last weekend in Nassfeld I had a fall that also contributed to this decision.... I missed the slope, went out to the moguls, hitting the first one immediately became airborne, landed first on the back of my head, then my butt, then found myself sitting. 2 seconds later goggles and hat arrived. Then I realised that I'm sitting on the tracks of the t-bar..... fortunately no-one used it at that moment.... then everything started to hurt.

So let's try it in a helmet.... ;-)

Cheers,

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Post by Silber » Tuesday 31 January 2006, 17:13

Maybe more than a helmet you need giving up drinking while boarding....
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Post by István » Tuesday 31 January 2006, 18:40

Don't quite get where you are trying to get to... :-) but have to say that when this accident happened I was dry as the desert..... we were only heading to the bar and I wanted to make it as fast as I could... ;-)

Did I already tell you that I have an Italian friend who after quite a few rounds (drinks) + at least 5 lemoncellos thought that the slope was a super G slope and started to race? U know that guy? ;-)

Ciao,

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Post by Guy » Wednesday 1 February 2006, 23:17

I'm planning to be on the slopes also Thursday and Friday for a bit of advance practise :) . Maybe Wednesday afternoon too (bus gets in at 12:22).

Which are the main slopes we will be riding on Saturday, Sunday and Monday?

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Post by pokkis » Thursday 2 February 2006, 8:30

Just come up with main lift, the only one :wink: , look around and you should see us riding there, then come to us and let's ride togetrher.
Resort is such small place that you can find us very easily 8)
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Post by pokkis » Saturday 4 February 2006, 11:54

OK, i will leave now internet and go to Zinal. Hope to see you there soon.
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