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

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!

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!