Favorite trick :Double backloop kiteloop. Best results : 1st at the french freestyle championship 2012. About you? I’m from Les Estables, a village of the middle of France and it’s the place where I started snowkiting 5 yeas ago on a spot called «petit mezenc». I practice snowkiting because of the great feeling I get : it’s a mix of different sports like snowboard, skateboard, wakeboard ... and the possibilities are indifinite. About my style, I’m really found of beeing high, doing hangtime but also doing unhooked’tricks. projects :I’m studying but I dream of travelling abroad and practice snowkiting all over the world !
First name: Didier Last name: BOTTA Age: 17 Country: France Years of practice : 5 Snowboard Team: Rapace
First name: Sophie Last name: Gram Country: Denmark Years of practice : 1 year Ski, since I could walk Team: Cabrinha
Best results : - snow: 2nd SKM worldchampion for women in freestyle ski - water: 7th for women kitesurf . Favorite trick : I´m still learning, but I like the Norwegian blond style;) Qualities: I´m not scared of trying, and I always do my best. I also think it´s important to have fun and I really enjoy learning new skills, sharing them together on water or snow with other cool riders. Defaults: Sometimes I´m too lazy......... Projects : I would love to join you in all the following events, becoming more skilled and have fun all together.
Name: SUBLET First name: Laurent ‘Nickname’: lolo Country: France Years of practice: 7 ski Team: Cabrinha, Dabens
Qualities: Motivated, perceverant Defaults: Curious Favorite trick: The big kite loops when the wind is hight, but more generally everything related to freestyle newschool, backmobe, KGB … Best results: Snow: France Champion for the 4th time / About Snowkiting : because it allows you to discover the mountain differently. ! The Scariest in snowkiting:Break a line on a grol slope soaring. Better SKM memorie: The best, my final against Johan in 2012, for once we had real wind conditions for the compete. The worst heat against Anton in 2011 where none of my tricks would pass ... Do you have some projects? I just go back into working life as a mechanical engineer at EDF, not many holidays this first year but I’m giong to try to be free a little time for a trip with my Swiss friends for make the film « Anotherway » (www . createursdefilms.com).
Photo : Mathieu Poussou
Name: Balogh First name: Yusca ‘Nickname’: Yus Country: The Netherlands Years of practice : 8 years of kiting, 4 on the snow. Stance:Snowboarder! Team: Flysurfer and Flyboards.
Name : Zach Nickname : Marek 'Murphy' Country : Czech rep. Years of practice : 12 with Snowboard Team : Ozone Best results :- snow : Snowkite master, World Snowkite Champion, first Redbull Ragnarok race2nd place - water : Redbull Golden jump,Czech champ -landkite: Czech champ freestyle -wakeboard:Czech champ cable Qualities : friendly, laid back, will not sit still if the wind is blowing Faults : Not sure what to put in here Favorite trick : Mzach and Murphys cliff projects Website : murphy-kite.blogspot.com Better SKM memorie : Chasta got some huge cow bell for winning freestyle so I was convinced that
Favorite trick: dubbed inverted frontroll very oldschool, new school handelpasses mixt with a bit hooked in oldschool stuff. Best results : snow: 5e SKM 2011 / - earth: 1st KLB European competition 2011 (Oldschool/ hangtime). / water: 9e Dutch championship ones. Quality: Love for the sport;) Faults: undertrained some times. Website: www.flysurfer.com - Why this sport (snowkite) ? Snowkiting is so different compared to water and land kiting, it is like 3D kiting you can kite up the mountains and fly down. And you can go everywhere were you want… in one word awesome! My first time snowkiting was here at the SKM 4 years ago. After sins I am hooked and keep coming back to this awesome mountain spot with the best event I now so fare. I wouldn’t get anything so I was buisy stuffing myself full with sandwiches and washing it down with Champagne All of a sudden I heard someone say something in French and my name being called out and people start to push me up towards the podium. The organisers said something in French again and to my huge surprise I get this awsome trophy cup (with unknown writing aiain in French ) and I’m being told that I just got the SnowkiteMaster Trophy!!!!! Imagine my surprise!!! Up to this day I have no clue what’s written on that cup
Name :Robin Given name : Alex About Snowkiting : because of freedom .... my first time was in town, Paris in 2005 with my friend Mehdi. Favorite trick: The Lautaret style, Ride up and pack, fly and flies with rotations. Team : Flysurfer . Website : http://alexrobin.com