Month: September 2012

Red Bull Elements wrap-up

Just as I stepped out of the plane bringing me back from the Swatch Skiers Cup in Chile, I had to load the car and head to Talloires, France, to manage TV production on the Red Bull Elements. This is an multidiscipline, outdoor relay race that attracts some of the best athletes from France and …

FS700 on the Swatch Skiers Cup

After some intense international investigation, I finally managed to put my hands on a Sony FS700 in the very last days of august, the day before I had to fly out to Santiago de Chile for the Swatch Skiers Cup. I preordered one last june from a big german dealer but by mid-august, only a …

Swatch Skiers Cup, final day of competition

Unusual ending for the Swatch Skiers Cup 2012 in Chile. The lack of proper conditions for the slopestyle contest in Valle Nevado forced the organisers to go at the very last minute for a tie-break format on a remote venue. With very limited time and the capacity to bring only a handful of people onsite, …

Swatch Skiers Cup – Big Mountain competition day

The first competition day of the Swatch Skiers Cup took place in good conditions near Valle Nevado, Chile. With the stargate above 4000m altitude, this was a challenging contest for the riders as well as for the staff! More info on www.swatchskierscup.com With a good venue, sunny weather, a crew of 6 cameras on the …