Torstein does a great job of mixing fun stuff with great riding in his videos – this example of some shredding in France (Chamonix) is no exception. Sure, there isn’t anything huge in here – but it’s still awesome. It’s gonna make you smile; check out “Le Side Hits”:
France #5 – Le Side Hits from Torstein Horgmo.
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Love it. Simple fun on the side I could defo try. Gavin, do you have links to any more vids like that? I need lots of ideas to spice up my piste riding. My week in the mountains will be with beginner skiers (albeit my lovely wife and kids) . No mates to learn from!
Yeah it’s awesome isn’t it
I don’t have anything quite as purely “side hits” as that. There was this post (but you’ve already seen it):
http://www.afterbang.co.uk/blog/2011/08/22/which-part-of-this-video-do-you-like-best/
Not sure if you’ve seen the middle video in this one?
http://www.afterbang.co.uk/blog/2011/03/18/would-a-snowboard-movie-like-this-be-popular/
I’ll be on the look out for similar videos, and I’ll post them as I find them. Some of my own, personal videos from a while back might be fun/useful? Perhaps this one is the most suited to what I think you’re after:
http://www.afterbang.co.uk/blog/2007/07/01/riding-footage-from-the-20062007-season/
Let me know what you think…
Gavin
Thanks Gavin.
I’ve not really had time to look at the videos before work but I had a glimpse of you doing a back flip/ barrel roll. Wow! this something that both attracts and terrifies me in equal measure! I’m wondering how to have a try without doing a silly injury!
Hey dewei – it’s a strange thing that, working up to giving it a try.
I got an email towards the start of the year – asking for a follow on to the “8 targets for the progressing beginner…” post, and one of the questions in there was along the lines of: “how do you work up to trying something like a backflip?”
OK – so it’s not like I’ve got these on lock down or anything. Those attempts in that Laax video were the first I’d ever tried. I guess it just got to the point where when a friend suggested it, I felt like I’d be close enough to not land on my head. Just, it would seem
After the first go or two, you’d be surprised at how comfortable you feel having another go. After that, I tried them on the snowflex slope at Halifax, and then in some deep snow in Fernie. Got one or two nice ones there. What I didn’t do was try them on the main kicker at Halifax – was worried about over-rotating. Some practice on an airbag would probably help that…