Lautraet Pass.

I go for the fresh powder windlip !!!

Powder session with my friends GG and Johann.
Lot of people on the roads because of the winter hollidays.
N/W wind 20 knds, very cold light powder, super snowkiting session.


GG & Johann in the Combeynod ridge.

Chastadays2010. Abruzzo # 3

Here is the 3rd movie about our week in Italia, Abruzzo, Ovindoli ski resort, Park Hotel.


CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HERE

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Chastadays2010. Abruzzo, Italia.

We've been in Italia for one cool week, near Roma, the Abruzzo mountains.
In the resort Ovindoli, at the Park Hotel where all the Ozone Italia crew was chilling.
Awsome place for snowkiting.
Very wide landscapes and lot of snow.
Depending of the wind, we went to some different spots and that was a new kind of session every day.
The best is Monte Freddo ridge at the top of the Monte Magnola gondola.
Unfortunately, the wind for this huuge plateau was really light, less than 5knots, so although the viewes are great, the action moves are too slow for sure.
Anyway, that was a super event, and we all thank Stefano Gigli from ozoneitalia.com and Maximiliano the big boss of the resort.
The italian way of life is super amazing for us and we are always really happy to spend some days there.
I was stoked to meet my friend Massimo Di Ponzio and his family.
Massimo is a very special snowboard guide and you'll never forget him once you meet around.
Well, now I'm back home, and working on the videos from this wonderful week.
Check them out :

CHASTADAYS2010 ABRUZZO #1

CHASTADAYS2010 ABRUZZO #2

And now, it's time to enjoy the incredible fresh snow here near my village.
New movies coming soon.
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ETNA Summit, second day.

We went today once again to the summit of the ETNA volcano.
Same wind conditions than yesterday, but the gondola was working.
The snow is getting hard with the strong wind blowing all the night long.
We went really near the crater today and Chasta had fun with some freestyle moves along the endless slopes here on the volcano southern area.

Reaching Mt ETNA volcano summit.

CHASTA during our last runs at the sunset.

2010 CHASTADAYS, organized by Stefano Gigli, Mt ETNA event, Sicilia, Italia.
After one week without the right conditions for snowkiting here on the volcano, finaly we got the wind/snow/sun during the 28-01-2010.
Last sunday, Chasta and Dom Zimmerman managed to reach the summit, but the wind stopped before they arrive at the top.
Anyway it was a super trick they did, as was staying stuck at the bottom with really difficult gusty wind and a very great amount of unluck.
Well, yesterday was THE day, just before leaving the ETNA place tomorrow.
It was the first day with sunshine after three days of a big snow-storm on Sicilia.
We went to the Catania city on the 26th and that was rivers in the streets because of the incredible rain.
So, yesterday, the gondola which is due to carry us to 2.400m was closed for the day before clearing the icy cables.
The wind was not the best to start from the refuge, but that was the only one solution then.
West wind blowing completely downhill, so lot of distance to do for climbing our way.
But the more we were snowkiting up, the best wind we found.
I changed four times my size of kite, 12 Manta III and 6 Access XT as the wind was really stong in the Venturi pass and pretty slow in some large valleys underwind.
At the end, I managed to join Chasta and Dom Zimmerman who went straight from the bottom with 10 and 12 Manta III.
They are real alliens, for sure.
Then, Chasta was flying around in a strong wind, even flying above the summit cratere expectorating his huuuuge toxic steam.
This video image will be really impressive, I guess.
Well, impossible to write about everything happened during this wonderful day.
We went snowkiting untill the sunset, and I was filming the last sunlights before the night coming.
The red, yellow, pink, colors were amazing, and so was the quality of snow while freeriding downhill from 3.400 to 1.900 at our refuge Sapienza, Etna Sud, Nicolosi.
No fast connection here so we'll have to wait a little to have a look at the video coming soon about this super session.
Dom was carrying a GPS and the track was showing 112 km and 7.200m of climbing up and freeriding down as we did it a few times.
Now, let's move to the Abruzzo mountains, center of Italia, for great sessions as well.
See you soon.
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Pascal



On my way towards the Mt ETNA summit, enjoying every cratere slopes.
Self-filming, and the wind sometimes was blowing the camera/tripod in the snow...

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SNOWKITEMASTERS 2010. FINALES INTERNATIONALES

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Vendredi 15 et samedi 16 janvier.

Finales SNOWKITEMASTERS 2010 Internationaux.

Les deux derniers jours, perturbés par la météo. Vendredi à cause du vent capricieux malgré un très beau soleil. Vent qui démarre, s’arrête une heure, repart une demi-heure et ainsi de suite. Malgré tout, de très beaux heats ont pu se dérouler et ce jusqu’aux finales SKI Garçons et filles ainsi que SNOWBOARD Filles.
Donc pour le samedi et dernier jour du SKM, il ne restait que le SNOWBOARD Garçons à valider. Mais là, changement radical de lumière, tout gris, brouillard, peu de vent mais assez régulier, mauvaise visibilité à cause du jour blanc. Beaucoup de heats à courir alors le spectacle fut excellent. Je crois qu’un Russe a replaqué un KGB. Les demi-finales voyaient s’affronter Chasta contre Etienne Lhote puis Sigve Botnen contre Roamin Luppi. Deux incroyables combats qui laisseront des traces dans les mémoires. La finale opposant Sigve Botnen à Chasta était très serrée mais les juges rejoignaient le sentiment du public en nommant Sigve Botnen vainqueur.
Voilà, ce fut le dernier acte d’une semaine magnifique.
La remise des prix au FROG à Villeneuve voyait donc couronnés quatre Norvégiens aux quatre titres de Snowkitemasters 2010. Ils ont tout raflé les Vikings, ski garçons et fille, pareil en snowboard. Ils assoient ainsi leur suprématie sur le snowkite mondial. Notons que Kari Schibevaag est donc Championne du monde kitesurf KWPT et Championne du monde snowkite. Bravo à tous les participants. Un énorme merci aux nombreux bénévoles qui ont fait de cet événement une vraie réussite.
Wareck et Régis resteront dans nos cœurs pour toutjours après cette sixième édition du SKM ici à Serre-Chevalier.
Rendez-vous pour le SKM 2011 !!!!

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2.300 on thursday. 2.600 yesterday.
That means around 40.000 per month.

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So, good news, isn't it ?

Above all, MANY THANKS to you all.

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