The Big Kicker

Boris (our new instructor) took us to the park today. We have been working on our freestyle riding all week. The morning was spent in the halfpipe doing some straight runs. The afternoon was spent on the big kicker. This was the biggest kicker I have ever attempted. It was really important that we had enough speed to the run up. If you went too slow, you would not hit the landing propperly. After a few nice straight airs, I decided to straight line the run from the top to get as much speed as possible. The end result was a massive air with an indie grab. Kaspar started calling me the blue rocket. Hamish was able to throw a mute grab and a 360 attempt. Boris had a nice nose grab with a lot of air. Overall it was a beautful day with a nice view of the mountain from the park.

A little bit of info about Boris. He is a third generation ski/snowboard instructor in Zermatt. He has a very retro style to him. He wears these old black frame Ray Bans just like the ones Roy Orbison wore in the 60s and his grandfathers original ski instructor sweater. Style aside, he has crazy skills on both snowboard and skis. I'm really looking forward to snowboarding with him again later on.

Pablo watch 2/18- Pablo ran over Duddley at the end of the day. This is the second time this season. Kaspar had a talk with him after dinner. I don't think he is going to listen, but we'll see.

Pictures are of me, Boris (red jacket), and Hamish

Movies to come.