Head 2010 Magnum supershape

Skier: Me!

cool old head skis poster

love this poster I just found on the Head ski web site, cool image of the midi top station. $100 for a new set of skis!

Cardrona freshness yesterday

snowing in NZ

the classic kiwi north west weather system show below bringing us fresh snow fall.  look at all those fronts backed up one after the other, looks like the next few days should dump some serious amounts of snow. calling all powder pigs, its time to wax up those big boys.

Eurotest

This is an image of a GS training course set in Tignes, I spent five weeks last Autumn training there for the infamous Eurotest. I trained with Dave Morris and his crew at Podiumski. The training was a mixture of gates and technical work with afternoon fitness and balance sessions.

After a failed mission to Garmisch Germany early in December, I was super fired up for my second chance at Alp D’huez in France a week later.

I passed on the second run .50s inside the time……..

Ski clinic dates set for weekends in October

After the success of our Spring clinics we have booked further dates in October for a tour of the UK indoor snow slopes. The clinics will be run in a full day program format and allow for lots of practise and video analysis. Hamish Wolfenden boot fitting guru will be on hand to hold a boot-fitting and bio-mechanical talk and answer all your boot questions.  I will post all the dates and locations very soon.

The Clinics are open to everyone from parallel skiers up to aspiring instructors.

Spring ski clinics in the UK

Just in the process of arranging a number of Spring ski clinics at indoor ski slopes around the UK. Will Roberts and myself

are hoping to run half day technical clinics. The aim of these fun clinics is to offer customer based technical session focused on client

needs, and development. We are going to offer video analysis and plan to have boot guru Hamish Wolfenden along to offer boot fitting

consultancy and a talk on Bio mechanics and its role in performance skiing.

Shane McConkey

Missed but not forgotten, a true inspiration in the world of freeskiing.

Valley Blanche with family and friends today

The arete was pumping today, wow! heaps of groups out with guides to do the valley blanche.

We just did the classic but stayed close to the rock which was super nice and easy for everyone. The weather was amazing!

Hustle and bussle on the arete

Taking in the vista, nice!

Head 2010 Freeride skis

News from the 2009 SIGB test

Jimi, Joe, Richie and John.

New graphics for the new 102 version of the 103. Mojo 94 is unchanged apart from the graphic update as is the Super mojo 105.

A new addition to the line up is the ‘jimi’ its 110cm under the foot has a nice progressive rocker and more shape than you would expect.

Jimi skis very well and when not having it in big mountain style, it has enough shape to keep a smile on your face on hard pack and piste. I’m down with the graphics of the new line up they look very cool. I hear that there is a new guy at Head responsible for this range. From this new direction I’m confident that there will be more fresh and exciting things to come.

The 102 ‘Richie’ is still my choice, it’s a beast but if you like a no nonsense ski that rips every where then check them out.

Keep an eye out for the new bindings too, with hot colours that suit the new funky graphics.