Patrice in zinal :)

Post by **nils** » Monday 17 December 2007, 14:19

small view of patrice, who is working hard today it seems...
grrr
nils

Post by **harald** » Monday 17 December 2007, 14:42

Yes, he is. He is testing new board for me, a most important task.

Post by **pokkis** » Monday 17 December 2007, 14:51

Nils, ask him report condition of Barth!

Post by **Vitaly** » Monday 17 December 2007, 15:41

Nice moment! Say Him "Hello"!

Post by **Franck Lehmans** » Monday 17 December 2007, 18:30

nils wrote:small view of patrice, who is working hard today it seems...
grrr

Are you sure it's Patrice ?

You've got realy good eyes !
Did he stay here for all the day to get this picture ?

It seems to be realy hard to test snowboard...

Post by **Hans** » Monday 17 December 2007, 18:43

You can see the big carve circles in the snow. Must be a Swoardrider....
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............

Post by **pokkis** » Monday 17 December 2007, 18:51

Guys, you should get bigger screens, on my big screen i can clearly see him smiling

Post by **ngsam** » Monday 17 December 2007, 21:13

I confirm it's Patrice

The apparence are sometimes wrong. This picture give us a lot of work. ( pat will understand why!!! )

I confirm the curve in the snow are our curve with the last gen3 !!!

The barthelemy is still not open. They began to prepare it today. The snow condition are absolutly incredible !! Not too soft - not to hard really perfect.

Post by **fivat** » Monday 17 December 2007, 22:18

Franck Lehmans wrote:Did he stay here for all the day to get this picture ?

No, I simply have a (Swiss) watch!

Three great days! The best I have ever had on December in Zinal for 9 years!
The snow conditions were incredible: quantity and quality like the ones we have on February. No stones (I touched NONE) and cold temperature (-13°C in the morning).
The board(s) Swoard gen3: the best board(s)I have ever ridden, at all speed (very very fast sometimes) and on all slopes/steepness. The black slope "Le Col" was just a dream. "Barthelemy" is being prepared and should open before Christmas holidays (for now, most resorts are partially opened).

I'm the happiest guy tonight!

Patrice Fivat

PS: Damn, Samanta has progressed a lot this week-end!

Post by **Schneewurm** » Tuesday 18 December 2007, 8:09

That sounds really nice and well for west part Switzerland and Your Race-Boards!

"for now, most resorts are partially opened"

--> You mean all resorts are full opend, all Lifts and all Slopes down to the valley/parking! And of course snow covered street at 1000 m, so You can ride back to the lifts, after freeriding outside from ski-resort, on the street (by overtaking cars on street with the swallow!).

But one thing is still amazing me: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research measure a snowhigh about 70-80 cm at the level La Marmotte above Sorebois (20-50cm @ 2000 m), but the French owners of the "mechanical upmovers of Zinal" are on enthusiastic 140 cm!

Post by **nils** » Tuesday 18 December 2007, 11:58

we all know resorts give optimistic figures...its known stuff..no big deal here...the webcam shows a huge amount of snow in the village too...i have rarely seen the roof THAT covered even in february!!

cant wait to touch the snow!!
Nils

Post by **pokkis** » Tuesday 18 December 2007, 12:10

You want me to send you some in envelope

If yes, then let me know do you prefer real or man made

Post by **fivat** » Tuesday 18 December 2007, 20:12

Schneewurm wrote:"for now, most resorts are partially opened"

--> You mean all resorts are full opend, all Lifts and all Slopes down to the valley/parking!

No, at the Swiss TV they said that most resorts are not fully open before Christmas (70% of the lifts are open). It's not because of lack of snow of course, it's just a question of money (few people in the resorts during the week for now).

Patrice Fivat

Post by **pokkis** » Thursday 27 December 2007, 10:50

Any update for condition of Barthelemy?

And related lift tickets, whet they refer with family discount ?

Post by **ngsam** » Thursday 27 December 2007, 21:27

Hi Pokkis,

the bathelemy is now open.

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