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Rock the house

Ine — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

One of the most crazy railcontests was held in Waidring Austria not so long ago. Crazy because the contest is indoor, in a bar! Riders drop down and ride the rail, sliding through the bar. Beyondsnow sponsored this contest, so check it out here!

Belgian championship

Ine — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Last week was the chance for Belgian riders to step it up and take the title of Belgian champion. Les 2 Alpes was once again the host of the championships and it welcomed the Belgian riders with bad weather and windy circumstances. But even with bad visibility or windy conditions our Beyondsnow teamriders preformed decent. This is how Evelien Derde spent her week. After a recent injury she had not recovered 100% and therefore had trouble on the big air. Because of that she had to keep her tricks basic and had trouble landing. She was very disappointed because she did not had the chance to show what she wanted. The slopestyle contest went better with good jumps on the big kicker line and a front 3 and front 5 on the medium kickers. She was super happy but because of a lower score on the rails she saw the gold pas her by, but was rewarded with a silver medal. The last part of the championships was the halfpipe. The qualifiers went perfectly and she placed first to go through to the finals. Her final run also went super smooth and she took the title of Belgian halfpipe champion. Her halfpipe run left quite an impression on the judges and she was also rewarded the overall Belgian champion in the women category. But Evelien was not the only one who did good. In the juniors category Bjorn Simons showed his skills and became third in the big air and the boardercross. We congratulate them both with their outstanding performances and wish them all the best for the future. Click the photo icon for some pictures.

Great season

Ine — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

The Belgian riders are having a great season. At every contest they are scoring points and getting good results. Amongst those riders is our teamrider Bjorn Simons, he is having a hell of a season! Dutch speaking people can read about his adventures on the site of VSSF. On top of that Bjorn just got 3th place on the Belgian Championships in the category boardercross for juniors.

Spain test

Ine — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

A while ago we had a test in Porté Puymorens in Spain. The weather was not very good but we made the best out of it. Check out some pictures by clicking the photo icon.

Stories from the road

Ine — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Beyondsnow teamrider Ben Herbert is fond of big mountains, scary steep slopes and scaring himself to get a huge adrenaline rush. He and a few other riders embark on an amazing trip to the depths of the Alaskan mountains in search for the ultimate ride, the ultimate thrill… Read about his adventure right here.

Ben in A.K

Ine — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0200

I finally made it to Alaska. I have been here for 2 days now and it is snowing heavily, which is good in our case. The mountains look incredible and ready to shred. There are also some funny people here, who seem to like roller skates and guitars. When it stopped snowing it was finally time to go out and ride. The Alarm goes off at 5.30am...my first riding day A.K again. I woke up in the town of Haines and from my window I could see dark and think clouds, not a very promising sight. But I am optimistic. I get in the car and drive 33 miles to the heli base, during the drive over there, there were windows of blue skies, I am getting amped and ready. This is what riding big lines is all about, mixed emotions inside. Feeling amazed, but also feeling nervous during the drive. Then the heli starts and excitement rushes in. You fly up and you get an amazing view of spectacular ranges. Than when the heli dropped you of, fear starts kicking in as you stand on top of a huge mountain. You drop in...concentration...focus throughout the run ...and finally a big adrenaline rush at the bottom. I got in 7 runs with cliffs, spines and chutes. I did 2 mellow ones (on Alaskan terms) just to get the feeling back. But every run here is long and sick. It was great to get back the sense of being in the heli, and also re regain my confidence to ride big lines. I went snowboarding in a region called the sorcerers bowl, wizards wand and porkispines. Offcourse I didn’t went riding alone, my shred buddies are Brodie Cook (New Zealand), Daniel Kundernatsch (Austria) and David Schicht (Sweden). They all ride solid and strong, they are still buzzing from their first runs in Alaska. Tomorrow they expect bad weather but we will head out either way, looking for patches of blue sky and insane snow. As the people say here “Alaskan weather is a bit like Las Vegas, you have got to get lucky”. But it is great to be back. Click the photo icon to view some pictures. All pictures are courtesy of Daniel Kundernatsch.

Killing it

Ine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Our Young Belgian teamrider Bjorn Simons is killing it lately. He is having a great season and last weekend he proved a good contest rider again. He competed in the FIS EC and became 14th on the big air and 7th in the slope style event. We congratulate him on these fine results and wish him all the best for the future.

Team beyond

Ine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If you have some time you should check out the beyond crew. It’s a group of guys filming all their crazy tricks and striving to improve themselves. And they happen to have the same name as us. Check them out here.

Shot of the week

jeroen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Congrats to our teamrider Flo Achenraider with his shot of the week @ Methodmag website

Freeride contest

Ine — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This weekend there will be a freeride contest in Zillertal called Ostwand Open. It is a small but fun contest to determine who can rip the hardest. Our international rider Ben Herbert will be competing there, we wish him the best of luck and hope for great conditions.

Saas Fee contest

Ine — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The past weekend Saas Fee hosted a one star TTR half pipe contest. Our teamrider Evelien Derde participated and became fourth. During the two days of practice the weather was bad and riding was impossible but on the day of the contest it was a blue sky and sunny weather. She made solid runs and did new tricks to impress the judges and score some points. We congratulate her on this good result and hope for more good news from her.

Kevin goes big