La station de Champéry-Les Crosets est bien connue pour son superpark, mais certainement peu d’entre vous connaisse son parc d’entraînement pour la recherche avec un Détecteur de Victimes d’Avalanche… Alors ce w-e si vous faites un saut aux Crosets pour la fermeture c’est l’occasion de vous entraîner une dernière fois avant la fin de la saison ou la période des randonnées à ski, dans “l’Avalanche Training Center”.

Photos : tous les droits appartiennent à Matthias Dervey

In my way back home I make a quick stop in Gruissan… thank you Phil for the advice!

Enjoy some pictures…like I was enjoying having a nice meal and champagne at the end (a surprise gift of the owner who was having is birthday the day after, every 4 years only )

France is a beautiful country!

As I told you before I’m in Andorra right now. Arriving after a long drive I could stay to a friend’s house in Erst, just before Arinsal. Thank you Phil! On Saturday I win the qualification. For once I was quite satisfied with my run I was just a bit shy with the jumps, it’s was not so good conditions. Today was the final they took the first 4th in snowboard. The face has been taking the sun with really hot temperature for two days already. It was not so many options and was not very satisfied with my chose of line. I must say if they have a good organization for the beside of the contest the rest is not always “in the Swiss style” especially for a 4 stars event. Who should supposed to be in a certain level of organization. We didn’t have any briefing before the final and it was clear that some how we have to start a bit down in some line. When we were drop into the top with heli. They first said we have to start from the top. After they decided to open it a bit more down. My first option seems to be to steep with that condition maybe with ski but not on snowboard (hopefully I didn’t take it), after I wanted to cross a part of the face (for starting from the very top) but after having showing the first snowboarder crossing the same part and saw the really big spring avalanche after him. I wasn’t so confident after that (even if everything get down)! I saw an other skier who take my first option but have to wait to manage the sluff who was almost like an avalanche again…

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Comme vous l’avez peut-être lu : une loi bernoise, voudrait interdire le VTT en-dehors des routes forestières, autant dire la mort du sport dans ce canton.

Merci de signer la pétition online sur le site de Swiss Cycling, si vous vous sentez concerné.

Big brother is watching you…!

Some pics, all rights to Matthias Dervey, www.derveym.com :

Nous avons eu la visite nocturne des photographes Thierry Pradevand et de Gomard (alias Christophe Margot) pour faire quelques essais avec la Red, à notre petit paradis urbain, situé en pleine campagne (location parc de feu l’hôtel des Salines).

Bike polo Shoot on Red One MX from Christophe Margot on Vimeo.