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ThogorLoveMovie Trailer

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Gregor Betschon and his friends made a trailer for their ThogorLoveMovie which will be released in November. The Swiss shredder was one of the winners at the Arnette "All Eyes On Me" video contest in 2011.

ThogorLoveMovie. - Trailer from thogor.com on Vimeo.

Thomas Kigle 2011/ 2012 edit

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:05:07 +0000

Thomas Kigle from Germany took some highlight shots of his 2011/ 2012 season and made a really cool edit. Have fun watching!

Andreas Grong & Marius Bakken season recap

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:07 +0000

Last year, Norwegian shredders Andreas Grong and Marius Bakken already proved their skills in Arnette´s "All Eyes On Me" competition. Both of them collected some quality footage to make awesome season recap videos. Enjoy!

Andreas Grong is killing all kinds of rails

15-years-old young gun Marius Bakken already knows how to hit big jumps

Arnette ALL EYES ON ME winners’ road trip video

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:32:47 +0000

Only a couple weeks back, the winners of the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME Snow Rookie Project started touring through some of the Alps’ hot spots. They had a great time in the beautiful surroundings of Saas Fee and Laax, Switzerland and the Kaunertal glacier in Austria. Even some very bad weather at the beginning couldn’t keep them from having a lot of fun. But see for yourself. Felix Urbauer who was with the crew for the whole trip filmed and produced this nice video. Lean back and enjoy!

Road trippin’ with the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME winners from Arnette Europe on Vimeo.

For more you’re always welcome over at the Arnette Europe’s Facebook Page!

Arnette ALL EYES ON ME winners’ road trip round up

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:02:26 +0000

The winners of the ALL EYES ON ME snow rookie project 2011 just returned from their road trip across some of the most beautiful spots across the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Here is a little round up of what the crew experienced the last 10 days on the road.

Down day boot camp – NOT!

Starting off in Saas Fee we something very rare. It has been almost 20 year that the Saas Fee Glacier had been closed for three days in a row. But still there was one perfect day to be scored up on the stunning surroundings of the mighty Allalin Glacier.

Look closely and you know why we weren’t up top on this gorgeous day…

Saas Fee – warm up day

Gotta love this – Andreas gapping

Next stop, Laax – Freestyle Academy. We left Saas Fee late afternoon having stoked faces after finally having a full day on snow. Even though we arrived late in Laax it was kind of a brightening moment for us when we saw this extravagant training facility for the first time. It is full of everything you wish for as a person who’s heart is beating for board sport. Also we finally met Alex Tank and had a real good evening at the academy. But see for yourself.

This is just one fun part of the Freestyle Academy!

Thomas getting the feel of new spins…

Our coach and Arnette ambassador Cedric shredding the academy’s bowl – as most of the days

After spending a (sunny) day inside trying and learnings new tricks into the foam pit, on the trampoline and in the fantastic indoor bowl of the Freestyle Academy Thomas, Louis, Gregor, Marius and Andreas hit the road with us once more – destination Kaunertal Glacier.

From left to (somewhere on the) right: Felix Urbauer getting the follow cam in the right spot and Alex Tank flipping into the fluffy landing
First day up top of the Kaunertal Glacier was pretty, let’s say white. But still we managed to have a cool session with the first freshly built features of the park. And foggy conditions can sometimes be an asset when it comes to artsy pictures.

The crew - Louis Labertrande, Marius Bakken, Andreas Grong, Thomas Kigle, Gregor Betschon

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What a view…

As you can see above, the last two days of the trip were just perfect. Perfect park and sun all day – what more can you ask for!? Yes, for a proof in terms of moving images. Only so much for now: it’s in the making! We’ll bring it on as soon as it’s done. But you can already look forward to seeing it.

In the meantime check out the previous reports:

Part one

Part two

Arnette ALL EYES ON ME winners' road trip update

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:52:06 +0000

It's been almost two decades - so we've been told - that the Saas Fee glacier has been closed for three days in a row due to bad weather conditions. If you take that as luck the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME project winners are probably the luckiest crew on the planet.

Anyway, we had a LOT of fun in beautiful Saas Fee and had the honours of a perfect first day on snow in the end.

Gregor Betschon summer sledding

Thomas Kigle golfing

Andreas Grong getting some

After finally getting some time up on the beautiful Saas Fee glacier we stopped in Laax in one of the most beautiful playgrounds Europe as to offer - the Freestyle Academy in Laax.

Louis Labertrande - pulling a double

Right now, Kaunertal Glacier is calling tomorrow. We can't wait for the sun to rise tomorrow. We'll keep you posted, so stay tuned for more!

Road trippin’ with the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME winners!!

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:11:08 +0000

It. Is. On. We’ve been waiting for this since the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME Snow Rookie Project found its winners in the end of May 2011. Finally, the pan-European Arnette snow rookie team hit the road yesterday. Marius Bakken, Andreas Grong, Thomas Kigle, Gregor Betschon and Louis Labertrande met for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland and went straight to one of the most beautiful spots in the Alps – Saas Fee!

After a week of blue bird up in Saas Fee you might call it Murphy’s Law or even bad luck that the weather showed some proper antics as soon as we arrived. The glacier and the snow park was completely closed today due to nasty, gusty winds with snow fall up at the top.

Looks inviting, doesn't it?

But what can you do – right, you make the best out of it! We found a very funny alternative for so called down-days. Check out some impressions of the first action of the trip:

Lining up for the qualifying

Race mode pt. 1

Race mode pt.2

Checking the results

In the meantime you can help us keeping as many fingers crossed as possible for the weather to change for good. We gotta hit the slopes very soon - that’s for sure.

Stay tuned for more impressions out of Saas Fee and be looking forward to the rest of the week! We’ll keep you posted regularly!

Arnette Europe Snow Rookie Team 2011/2012 is complete!

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:30:00 +0000

Finally Arnette Europe proudly announces its new Rookie Team for season 2011/2012 and welcomes the new team members to the Arnette rookie family. As we started with this a little while ago back in March this year, here’s a short roll up of what happened during the ALL EYES ON ME Snow Rookie Project 2011:

Young, talented snowboarders from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Norway under the age of 21 were asked to commend themselves with their video clip to our jury of experts. Once they had been chosen to join the final voting on the Arnette Europe Facebook page, the battle for a spot in the Arnette Europe Snow Rookie Team 2011/2012 was on. Becoming part of this team brings with it massive product support for the upcoming season and an invitation to take part in a team trip with some of the Arnette pros.

Now, the voting is over and the new rookie team is final! 140 days after the launch of the Arnette ALL EYES ON ME Snow Rookie Project 2011, three months of application period, a ten day judging period and five 7-day voting periods are over. Out of more than 60 applications the jury chose and invited the five best rookies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Norway to join the final voting and beat the big drum for themselves. The rookies that gathered the most „Likes” for their video won the respective voting period of their country. Now, after thousands of votes the Arnette Europe Snow Rookie Team 2011/2012 is final.

Arnette Europe is happy to welcome Marius Bakken (NO), Andreas Grong (NO), Thomas Kigle (GER), Roland Hörtnagl (AUT), Gregor Betschon (CH) and Louis Labertrande (F) to the rookie team! Don’t miss to check out the whole team with their videos right here!

We’re looking forward to travel, film and shred with these young talents and to support them during the upcoming season. We’ll be back with news on their first trip together with some of the Arnette Pros soon!

ALL EYES ON ME Snow Rookie Project 2011 – Voting is on!

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

“Like” your favorite rookie and win one of two Arnette Goggles every week!

Unbelievable - twelve weeks have passed since Arnette started the search for European rookies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Norway. Young, talented snowboarders had to apply with a short video clip that doesn’t only show their riding skills but also shows that they are having fun snowboarding. In the end, Arnette will be giving away six sponsorship deals for the upcoming season 2011/2012!

The Top 5 out of every country have finally been chosen by the jury. Congrats to all the finalists…

- Norway “Young Guns”: Simon Kanebog, Marius Bakken, Mathais Haukjem, Petter Grøn, Fritjof Sæther

- Norway “Old Dogs”: Øivind Fykse, Håvard Bergheim, Even Deilkås, Andreas Grong, Even Solbraa

- Germany: Michael Miethig, Simon Clemens, Oliver Kimmich, Kane Holz, Thomas Kigle

- Austria: Angelo Gastl, Roland Tschoder, Paul Schönthaler, Roland Hörnagl, Raphael Hagen

- Switzerland: Boris Bühler, Gregor Betschon, Simon Bürki, Nicolas Reber, Silvan Bellante

- France: Anthony Grapin, Louis Labertrande, François Thevenet

Now it’s back to the roots of democracy as the finalists have to prove themselves in a public voting on Facebook lasting one week in each country. The one rookie that gets the most “Likes” wins and joins the Arnette Europe Snow Rookie Team. Besides a massive product support for the upcoming season 2011/2012, the winning rookies will be invited to join a 10-day trip with some of the Arnette Pro Team Riders.

Make some noise for Norway!

Due to the incredible response two sponsorships will be given away in Norway. That’s why there are two categories to vote for: the “Young Guns” (10-15 years) and the “Old Dogs” (16-20 years).

Now it’s up to YOU to support these motivated riders! Visit www.facebook.com/arnette.eu, “Like” the Arnette Europe facebook page and then “Like” the video of your favorite rookie.

One more reason for YOU to vote:

Arnette gives away two brand new goggles amongst all voters every week – and the Arnette goggles haven’t even hit the stores yet as they will only be available in fall this year!

Here’s the timetable for the voting phases of each country:

- Norway 14.06.-20.06.2011

- Germany 21.06.-27.06.2011

- Austria 28.06.-04.07.2011

- Switzerland 05.07.-11.07.2011

- France 12.07.-18.07.2011

And now VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!