Just back from Babylon-ISPO am enjoying the perfectly groomed LeysinPark.ch and its Super Pipe.
Stalefish on my fish. sweet.

This year I had a great time in Russia.
first of all I wasn’t ill like I was last year. Then I had no pressure at all regarding the Freeride World Tour, as I don’t care as much as before. I have proved my skills, winning the Verbier Xtreme a 3rd time in March 2008.
My lines choice was based on fun before anything else. I performed 2 cool runs with several airs, 360 and pow turns. As a result I ended first of the Sochi FWT lap… just perfect.
Now I can relax a few days back home and get ready to enjoy another FWT lap in Squaw Valley, California.

Even better than last year! Great party in Leysin followed by a supacool session in a foot of new year powpow… Just a bit hard to hike up and shoot… sans blagues!
pix: RodBull

Merry X-Mas to all of you friends, boarders and Broaders.
May all of you enjoy the snow on skis or board!
And for the ones following tracks in the Diablerets Massif whithout knowing the area, stop doing that; my friend Mathieu draws superb lines with his speedfly… they all end on 100m cliffs…

“Meet the third guy” (Fra. “A la rencontre du 3ème type”)

Arnaud Derib, Sven Mermod and myself are happy to present our latest project.

At crossroads between reality and fiction. meet, like we eventually did, a man living his dream, his way, for a decade.

See the teaser on: MEET THE 3RD GUY-teaser

Or order the DVD on: FLUIDITY.CH

Just the best season starter ever. It reminds me of my early days, while hiking to school through the snowstorm, snow up to the knees…

Today, after years of praying and hoping for a fat winter, it seems that this long waited perfect season is here… Let’s act right and hope the gods living up the peaks will be mercyful with all powder freaks.

ENJOY!!!

pix: Arnaud Derib, November 28th, Leysin

A new add you’ll see in magz this winter.

Cruising together with my team mate Sven Mermod on Diablerets’ Glacier3000.

Some fresh snow expected as of 2morrow. Time to enjoy some pow on the glaciers…

soon it’ll be snowing again, massively I guess, on the Alps and I’ll be heading for my favourite powder runs…

Leysin, Les Diablerets, Les Portes du Soleil or Grimentz are among the places I like to visit as they always hide untouched snow. You just have to look carefully enough to find those (no longer)secrets spots. The beautiful thing about freeriding is that those runs always get virgin again. Snow storm after snow storm, winter after winter.

What really appeals me isn’t the virginity nor the steepness or the vertical drop of those runs. What I really like is simply beeing out there, standing in the cold dry air, taking the time to chose my line. Breathing out clouds of steam, looking at the snow flakes reflecting the sun’s light. Beeing one with the element, mind and body unified and ready to fly over the snow layer…

Better than all is to share those unique moments with true friends. Freeride is a bit of an ego trip, true. But sharing is the key word to not profit selfishely of that pleasure. Especially when you think that your riding mate might be your unique rescue when things go wrong. Not to mention that you might be your friend’s life link if he fails. Finally that’s why I do not spend time riding with freaks, uncounscious or unskilled riders. I’d better go alone then, even if it’s not wise to do so.

Anyway I know what I am doing and I try to reduce the danger to its minimum. The only real problem is that no one knows what the mountains she might do… and that’s the spicy aspect in freeriding; dealing with a wild, ununderstandable and constantly evolving playground…