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Iva Tsiklauri´s Freeride skiing - Svaneti - Georgia 2012
Its every free skiers dream to ride the mountains and towers in Ushguli Village, Svaneti and professional freerider Iva Tsiklauri from Georgia is no exception to the rule. Fresh powder snow, the beautiful but tricky late winter weather and virgin mountain slopes gave Iva Tsiklauri the ingredients he needed for an amazing performance in Ushguli village.
Ushguli or Ushkuli is a community of villages located at the head of the Enguri gorge in Upper Svaneti, Georgia. Ushguli comprises four…
The photo contest 2012 is over! The winner is ...
Dear friends!
Our photo contest 2012 is over! Many thanks to all the participants who sent their photos and stories, as well as their friends and fans!
We recorded a number of votes for each participant exactly at 12:00 GMT and we are pleased to present you the results:
1. Vasvatekis Ioannis: 5 votes
2. Ivaylo Jordanov: 686 votes
3. Vanessa Beucher: 256 votes
4. Ira Giannoulopoulou: 4 votes
5. Alisdair Boult: 42 votes
6. Matias Mac Donald: 9 votes
7. Tsveta Ermenkova: 191 votes
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Photo contest 2012! Participant: Tsveta Ermenkova
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Hello there!
My photographs have been taken at several different places. Some of them are from my trips in my homeland Bulgaria. They are from Pirin and Rila mountain (one of the most beautiful places for real). Others are taken in the French Alps, near Aiguille du Midi. Taking pictures is a passion of mine for several years now and it's a way of showing all the magical places that I've visited ( for now not that many). While enjoying ski I fi…
Photo contest 2012! Participant: Matias Mac Donald
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Skiing in Chile
It’s probable that right now you are wondering; what is Chile? Or even asking yourselves; wasn’t that a food? Well as a Chilean skier, I will tell you something about it.
Chile is a country located in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In other words, Chile is a beautiful country between huge mountains full of powder, in which you ca…
Photo contest 2012! Participant: Alisdair Boult
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Hello, having grown up in the french Jura mountains, bordering Switzerland i was naturally put on skis from the age of 3.
Obviously this was great fun, as it was a 10 minute ride to our local resort, which meant that every free day in the winter was spent on the mountain, in any conditions and any temperature, as i was part of a ski club and was racing every weekend. That started to loose its appeal after a while as there are so many things yo…
Photo contest 2012! Participant: Ira Giannoulopoulou
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Mountains and ski is my life, i enjoy capturing the moment that only the eyes can see and mind can remember, moments so unique to have and to hold forever. I try to go as far as i can, to the limits, to the lines that no one can see. I'm Greek. Greece is famous for the sea and the islands, but Greece also has beautiful mountains, breath taking scenery, Olympus the house of the god's and many many more to walk, to climb, to ski...
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Photo contest 2012! Participant: Vanessa Beucher
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What can I say about myself, to try to define who I am? Well, it's better to do it short. I am a young French photographer hailing from the Pyrénées mountains in France close to the border with Spain. Since I was a kid, the mountains and the ocean have been an infinite playground for me. Over the years, I learnt how to surf, bodyboard but also ski, snowboard, hike, climb... In these environments, I met beautiful people and had the most magical mo…
Daniel Bonzi: Recognizing avalanche terrain
Continued. See previous post: Powder snow and avalanche awareness
Even if the snowpack instability is high and triggers are available, avalanches will only occur on terrain with certain features and characteristics. For backcountry recreationists, recognizing avalanche terrain is a crucial component of avalanche risk management; this requires understanding how terrain features and characteristics influence the avalanche danger.
Among the numerous terrain factors that affect avalanche da…
Daniel Bonzi: Powder snow and avalanche awareness
Continued. See previous post: Tips for riding powder
Every winter, more and more skiers / snowboarders head out of the ski areas and into the backcountry in search of a powder adventure. However, this beautiful natural environment of pristine snow slopes is not without danger; it presents potential hazards such avalanches that could cause serious harm to the backcountry enthusiast. In this uncontrolled environment, the threat of an avalanche should be kept in mind at all times; skiers and …
