Extreme Snowboarder Roch Malnuit Slaying Steep Lines in Chamonix

From: EpicTVadventure

There are a handful of snowboarders in Chamonix slaying truly steep lines, and there are even fewer putting up first descents. Roch Malnuit is one of those few. In this interview, Roch talks about his top descents, the emergence of splitboarding and the importance of knowing when to turn back.

Interview by Timothée Nalet

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We have been posting some old Dick Berrymore footage from time to time and every time we do our email fills up with people telling us how much they enjoy watching these classic ski clips. Here is a classic Warren Miller segment from Warren’s Film Escape To Ski.

1989 Warren Miller ski movie. This clip is filmed by Brian Sisselman in Chamonix, France, on l’Aiguille du Midi.

 

chamonix part 2 – 1080p

chamonix part 1

Music meister and trombone toting Trevor Thompson has been out to get it in Cham, skiing big lines and getting his Ice Tool workout in.  If you haven’t been to Chamonix, you should probably book now!

The first two months in Chamonix have blown my mind. The skiing has been great, the food fantastic, and the stoke high. Living here has changed the way I see the mountains. For instance, without facing the risk of losing my pass, my life-long paranoia of hopping over railings and ducking under ropes has been cured completely. The European logic is simple, as long as you lower the safety bar on the chairlift, you can go anywhere in the mountains you’d like. Makes sense to me! After a couple weeks of warmer weather, winter is on its way back so keep your eyes out for some more videos proving that life in the Alps doesn’t suck!

- Trevor Thompson

Ski 2800 meters Down From the Aiguille du Midi with Andreas Fransson

From Google Translator : Glacier Rond is Andreas Fransson favorittur in Chamonix. The tour starts at the Aiguille du Midi, and provides about 2780 meters skiing until you are down to Chamonix. This makes the trip to one of the world’s longest lift-based skiing.
At the top, the terrain is steep and exposed, and when the film was made was the going pretty hard. Farther down, on the glacier, we found amazing powder.

By, Nathan Wallace

Skiing with seth morrison, sam favret, damien deschamp, pif, jean-rem, maria ludvigsson, matt vigier, djo vienney, thor husted and stian hagen in chamonix.

A look into Chamonix Life with Nate Wallace & Friends

Nathan Wallace is back at it. Video from TODAY in Chamonix. 

by nathanwallace74

After the tragedy on Mt. Manaslu last week, it looks like Glen Plake is taking the first steps back to normalcy after narrowly escaping death and losing fellow ski and mountaineer companions. This video with Nate Wallace and others at a fair in Chamonix is a good sign.

photo provided by salewa.us

Glen Plake is a great guy and we all wish him nothing but the best. Way to keep your chin up Glen! 

The SWATCH Freeride World Tour is set to merge with the Freeskiing World Tour and North Face Masters of Snowboarding for a unified six stop, global tour in 2013. The tour, dubbed the SWATCH Freeride World Tour by THE NORTH FACE, features both freeskiing and snowboarding at each event. The tours confirmed locations include Revelstoke (BRITISH COLUMBIA), Kirkwood (CALIFORNIA), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FRANCE), Fieberbrunn PillerseeTal (AUSTRIA), an additional European location, with the finals being at Verbier, Switzerland.

Reine Barkered’s 1st Place Run in Verbier 2012

There will be around 50 qualifiers around the world that will provide riders a chance to qualify for the next years world tour (2014), with initial stops in New Zealand and Chile in August of this year.

Ralph Backstrom says about the merger, “I couldn’t be more stoked to hear that the The North Face Masters of Snowboarding and FWT will be combined for next season. I look forward to seeing some more North Americans at the European stops, some more Euros in North America, and an increased talent pool.”

The schedule for the 2013 World Tour is set to begin on January 7, 2013:

1. Dates: January 7 – 12

Location: Revelstoke (CAN)

Disciplines: Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard

2. Dates: January 26 – February 1

Location: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FRA)

Disciplines: Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard

3. Dates: February 27 – March 3

Location: Kirkwood (USA)

Disciplines: Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard

4. Dates: March 9 – 15

Location: Fieberbrunn Pillerseetal (AUT)

Disciplines: Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard

5. Tour Stop number 5 in Europe – Location/Date To Be Confirmed

6. Swatch Verbier Xtreme 2013 by The North Face (Final Comp)

Dates: March 23 – 31

Location: Verbier (SUI)

Disciplines: Men’s and Women’s Ski and Snowboard

Backstrom at Chamonix for last year’s tour

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