Kaunertal Glacier – Board test weekend

Posted November 30th, 2009 by Sam and Mel

A snowboard store in Berlin organised a coach trip to Kaunertal glacier for a demo weekend. We boarded the coach in Berlin and within 30 minutes a group of girls had cracked open the Prosecco…in cans, singing down the Autobahn to a greatest hits CD on repeat, featuring respected artists such as Whigfield and Ace of [...]

Tags: Demo, glacier, Kaunertal, snowboard, Test

 Rippin, with the GB Freestlye team

Posted November 20th, 2009 by Jenny Jones

I headed out to Mayrhofen in Austria this week to stay with the GB freestyle team. We’ve had two great days of riding although there’s has been a bit of waiting around because of the clouds coming in. But the snow is lovely and the park kickers are super smooth. The guys have all landed [...]

 First Trip of the Season: Dachstein Glacier

Posted November 15th, 2009 by Sam and Mel

Our first stop of the season was Dachstein Glacier which is about 120 clicks from Salzburg so fairly well located if you are flying in from another city.
We drove down arriving late Monday night and began our hunt for somewhere to stay. After many stops at cosy looking places with a big “Zimmer Frei” sign [...]

Tags: Beginner park, Dachstein, glacier, Groomed runs, snowboard