Oslo Norway, TTR wsc

I have just arrived in Canada after spending the last 11 days in Norway! What a beautiful country, Oslo the city I stayed in was so rad kinda small city for Europe standards but still big for me full of rad old buildings lots of art and culture so much history Oslo recently celebrated been 1000 years old cant even imagine coming from little "NEW" New Zealand.

 I went to Oslo to compete in the world snow board champs slope style event, I meet up there with the NZ snowboard team slopestyle and pipe riders it was great to see everyone and fun to ride with some fellow kiwis and good friends. I stayed with my friend Bridget a kiwi who is living and working there she was so awesome!

The contest was fun we had lots of practice days the corse was kinda big for my standard so needed them, then day of qualifiers came and it was all on sun was shinning wind was blowing :(  I rode ok my top section of my runs felt good but both my runs I crashed I was really disappointed with myself I guess the nerves got to me and the up hill wind certainly didnt help, yet still happy I got to go and be apart of the event that was an achievement in itself.

 

 

Bottom of slope style course

Bottom of the Pipe

On the bright side one of my best friends Shelly Gotlieb kileed it and made finals she ended up getting 5th so stoked for her! Also Bex Sinclair another ripping kiwi did awesome she got 4th in the half pipe so New Zealand did pretty well I reckon :)

Shelly in the finals killing it!!

We had dinner with the major of Oslo that was pretty cool he was super nice thanks to him Terje  Haakonson and a bunch of others the event was made possible it was held in the city hall, what an amazing building that was.

Hanging out, checking out the city hall

The whole event was a green event so environmentally friendly all food was organic trying to have as little waste as possible using buses recycling etc I thought that was an awesome way to run an event!

There was also a Quarter pipe event that was kinda like the new arctic challenge that was amazing looked massive, Terje was there killing it at the age of 37 pretty darn impressive! 

Terje the legend himself

Jamie Isabelle and I watching the QP event

I had a great time in Norway the people there were so nice will be going back there some day for sure!

Some Oslo art see the wooden man in the tree

This is a little rail park in the city just for the kids or who ever feels like jibbing pretty rad!

Switzerland,Laax, Grindelwald, Bern, St Moritz

I just have been In St Moritz. I went there to compete originally they had a FWQ 4**** event on last week end then a 4**** TTR slope style on the days after, due to sketchy snow conditions the FWQ was cancelled (hard to believe but that area wasnt as lucky as the rest of Europe). I still competed in the slope event it was fun, course was a little strange but made it down ha ha I ended up winning which was great I saw and old friend there and made a few new ones so it was a really fun trip even though one of the events was cancelled, its just awesome to see another stunning part of the world.

We were given flower at prize giving something different but nice

Shot of me on the jump from the heli pretty cool angle

St Moritz is a beautiful resort the mtns  high 3300 mtr above sea level, high and cold I was wearing a few layers that was for sure!

Heli was filming every ones runs pretty cool

This was the face the FWQ free ride event was going to be held on did look a little bare.

 Before St Moritz I had been in Laax enjoying more Swiss pow pow also I hung out i the city of Bern and at Grindelwald another awesome ski area here in Switzerland my bro and his girlfriend are doing the season there.
I will be riding up there for the next few days before heading up to Norway to meet up with heaps of friends to ride in the world snow board champs its going to be amazing I cant wait to see everyone and check it all out up there.

Bern named after the Bear so there are bears all around the city

Old houses on the river in Bern

Groomers making some fresh lines

getting some of my own fresh lines

Laax pillows

more pillows and pow Laax

Skate park Laax having a roll on a day off the mtn :)

Cool light with some cool old Church, Chur the oldest city in Switzerland