The past weeks flew by and so many things have happened… Therefore I would like to give you an overview 🙂 or let’s say, I have to put all my thoughts together again and write it down for me and you ;-), otherwise I forget it and that wouldn’t be good ;-)…
First I would like to announce my new partnerships with Columbia Sportswear and Zanier Gloves!!!! Really happy about that!!!! Many thanks to Irina from Columbia!!!! Markus and Andrea from Zanier!!!!
As a semi-professional skier who is outdoors all winter (hopefully with no injuires this winter :-)), it’s awesome to have the back-up and support of highly quality products on the mountain!!!
Columbia Sportswear is, together with “The North Face”, the largest outdoor company in Northern America and is now highly motivated to push the European market. Together with three awesome skiers and mountain/ski-guides, Stephan Skrobar, Markus Neier and Horst Tatschl, I’m part of the product test team who helps developing the products… One of Columbia’s newest technologies is Omni-Heat and has already been awarded several times… Omni-Heat helps maintain warmth and prevent heat loss through reflective, electric, and insulated technologies, keeping you comfortable in cold weather. And it WORKS!!!! For further info visit their website: http://www.columbia.com
“ZANIER develops winter sports accessories in close cooperation with the consumer-to-be, with outstanding athletes. Their products have been developed and tested in the heart of the Dolomites – this makes them authentic and true.” As I’ve grown up in beautiful Eastern Tyrol, it’s a pleasure to work with a company that has it’s base in Lienz! Andrea, Markus and the whole Zanier family are a great inspiration and make the company so successful! For further info find more information on their website: http://www.zanier.com
At the same time I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Dominic, Carola, Lisa and Erich for the support over the past years from the company Ziener!!!!
Recently I’ve been shredding deep powder with my friends and we had so much fun!!!! Here is the video you have to look at!!!!
I love it because it bring’s in the impressions of this epic powder day 🙂
Merry Christmas by the way ;-)!!!!!
The days before I headed east with Matthias “Hauni” Haunholder, professional Freeskier and buddy… We had a catalogue shooting for Zanier and lots of fun at the Tauplitz ski area. The pictures will be awesome!!! I’m already looking forward for the new catalogue where the pictures will be published!!!! Here is just one “making of” picture with professional freeriders Eva Walkner, Tine Huber and Hauni…
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th of December…
Line Camp Hochfügen with Snowboard-Pro Flo Orley and Ski-Pro Matthias “Hauni” Haunholder
Freeridecamps is now in it’s second year and the aim is to support young, talented riders… The Junior camps are for 15-18 year old shredders who love to ski in the backcountry and want to improve their knowledge in avalanche safety, technical skills and everything that comes with freeriding… The great thing about that is, the young kids are supported by the Austrian government, so the camps are for FREE!!!! I’m happy to be one of the coaches at the Junior Camps and therefore I was invited to be part of the Line Camp with Flo…
The Line Camp aims on contest riders who want to improve riding their lines and want to get on in Contest riding… At the first day the weather didn’t mean it that good with us but snow was on it’s way, so powder alert for the next day… For me Contests are not accurate anymore, I enjoy filming and shooting and my knee feels happy about that 😉 Anyway, I found a good line on Sunday, here is the video of the “Best of” Lines… Our cameraman Matze filmed the whole face, so all of us are little points 😉 So find us in the video ;-)…
Thanks to Matze Pristach and Flo Orley for organizing a great weekend!
What else have I been doing in December???? I finally finished my Bachelor thesis (thxxxx to Birgit who helped me reading through…:-)…) and apart from that I have been skiing, skiing, skiing…
Wishing you all MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Enjoy the powder, Mel:-)
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