Riding Footage From The 2005/2006 Season
OK, so I’ve finished editting the footage I had from last season (2005/2006). It was definitely fun making this sequence – I just wish I’d done it at the end of last season rather than the beginning of this one. Still, I managed to get it done before the first trip this year, so I [...]
Chamonix, Le Tour: Accommodation Review
Last week myself and some friends spent a week boarding in Chamonix. We stayed in an apartment in Le Tour, at the top of the Chamonix valley. Here’s a quick review of the accommodation: Location: The chalet/apartment is situated in the small village of Le Tour. As with most things, there are pros and cons [...]
Frontside 180
While in Cham a friend tried taking a few photo-sequences. Here’s part of one of those sequences… I’m gonna try to to get the whole sequence on here without it looking naff… or maybe I will just link to flickr. Anyway, it’s a frontside 180, and I’m about to grab… I’m not sure what the [...]
Filming Snowboarding: Wide-angle Lens
We’ve just returned from a week’s boarding in Chamonix and we did a fair bit of filming while we were there. I really like filming my friends’ riding ‘cos it’s fun to watch back, and it helps you see what you’re doing wrong – leading to improvement. Anyway, before the trip I bought myself a [...]
Chamonix Here We Come
I’ve got it pretty good this year. I’ve got 4 weeks of winter snow scheduled, and one of them is a week in Chamonix. We’re setting off tonight and we’re driving! Newcastle to Cham is around 900 miles give or take some – and I must say I’m looking forwards to the road trip. Finish [...]
