Location: Crooklets, Bude Conditions: 2-3ft with a moderate northerly cross shore wind (although the sun was out, it was a tad cold for me perched up on that rock filming)…
Raven Surf School Elite Squad 14.06.10
Location: Crooklets, Bude Conditions: 3ft with Mid-Strong cross shore winds (that old northerly was back!) Video footage: Below or click here Facebook fan page: here So ok, it was a…
Raven Surf School Elite Squad 07.06.10
Location: Crooklets, Bude Conditions: 2ft with Mid-Strong cross offshore winds Video footage: Below or click here Facebook fan page: here The weather and surf conditions weren’t that great yesterday evening…
A shredding train trip: Davos to Scuol
Some of the Synergy crew know the back corner resorts in Switzerland, so I joined them in the Engardine Valley for Scuol’s closing day. We put down the final boardslides…
Definition Freestyle Camp April 2010 – Hemel Snow Centre
Last weekends 2 day Definition freestyle course at Hemel Hemstead snow centre went down a storm. Myself and a strong group of 6 riders began the weekend with some general…
Snowboard Coach BASI Level 2 exam ends
Congratulations to the following snowboard coach students, who passed both the teaching and technical assessments last week and now have their full BASI Snowboard Instructor Level 2 Cert. Snowboard Coach…
Snowboard Coach Performace Weeks
Although there wasn’t any snow forecast for a good couple of days, steep powder runs and trees were still on the menu for the February snowboard coach performance course.
Snowboard Coach BASI Level 2 exam starts
March in Bansko sees the start of the snowboard coach BASI Level 2 course. After 10 weeks of training in Bansko, Bulgaria, the snowboard coach gap students prepare for their…
Spot the gap in the trees
An afternoon spent with the snowboard coach BASI gap students in Bansko, Bulgaria. We headed deep into the trees after a welcome snow dump at the start of February. Up…
Hiking for some lines – Bansko Backcountry
Photo by Ash Newnes Working in Bansko for the winter as a snowboard coach it’s nice when the sun comes out, as it did on Sunday afternoon. We took the…
Early season pow and tree hugging
Another week with a group of students on a snowboard coach performance week in Bansko, Bulgaria. Getting fresh lines early in the season seems to have a price to pay,…
2010 Snowboard Coach Gap Course
After a 3½ hr flight and a 2 hr transfer I have just arrived in the ski resort of Bansko in Bulgaria. For the next 3 months I will be…