Synced with Geremy Guido, Tommy Van, Bryce Bugera and Ryan Wilkinson for a day at Whistler Blackcomb
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Marius Beck Dahle is one of the best speedflying specialist. Here in Chamonix (France) where he indulges in a big way in this sport in a beautiful landscape.
When we got the word that Nike’s Dennis Enarson, Garrett Reynolds and Chad Kerley were flying over to Scotland in early April to ride with Kriss Kyle, our initial thoughts were, “No chance”, due to the inexplicable amount of wet weather we get here at our Glasgow HQ. However, when you have this crew of guys you really don’t have to worry – anything less than a typhoon and these lot would bag clips. The rain actually stayed off for the most part before they left for Italy to visit Simone Barraco’s hometown of Genoa for the second leg of their trip. Needless to say, what you are about to watch is just as savage as you’d expect – there’s really no point trying to prepare you with some highlights because everything is a “Whaddaah?!” Those last few clips though… jeez.
The 3rd edition of the Volcom banked slalom at Kitzsteinhorn was another one to put in the books!
It all started with a good snow dump before the weekend that made shapers shovel extra hard, but also stoked out some early arrival competitors with some powder turns. It continued with two consecutive days of sunshine, allowing everyone to shred the snowparks in between race runs with the best conditions you could get. This year’s course was again just over 1min, so legs, hearts and breath were reasonably tested, but depending on your finish time your ego could be severely tested, especially if you’re a seasoned guide from Chamonix or a quad-corking park ripper and you get beaten by a 17 years old girl, which can happen in this kind of event.
Some legends and pros were on the start list along with locals, speed freaks from all over Europe and snowboarding enthusiasts which made for a great mix of people and a great weekend!
The day ended with the Volcom Castle Rock Out, a massive party at the medieval castle of Kaprun, starting with The Black Tambourines, playing their party fueled garage rock from London, and continuing with headliners Mozes And The Firstborn from Netherlands, partying with everyone while playing and finishing with DJ Stephan Rathgeb who kept the spirits high and Austrian refreshments flowing all nite.