Carving Masters 20X!
This winter (or spring, rather?) I went to my first hardboot snowboard carver meetup. Carving Masters in Soelden was fantastic fun! The weather was good for 3 of 4 days. I demoed snowboards from Virus, Apex, F2, Goltes, and Oxess.
Most of the time I talked in German, so I really improved my skillz. We stayed in a great Pension (Bed & Breakfast) that was quite cheap, and right in the town center.
Here are a couple of choice still photos:
And, a gallery with the best few photos of each person that passed by:
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Action photos were taken with a Nikon D90 and the 18-200mm VR lens. Should anyone want a full-res photo of themselves, just leave a comment here and tell me which rider you are! Videos may have to wait a few months until I’m back from my round-the-world trip.
Thanks to all the organizers at Frozen Backside, and to the vendors who made such a great effort and let us try their boards free of charge!
About Carving Masters
- See the official Carving Masters website here, though it will be a while before any information about CM 2011 is available.
- You can also find information about Carving Masters on the Frozen Backside hardboot forum.
- I can highly recommend staying at Pension Andre Arnold in Soelden. Clean and modern rooms, an excellent location, and a reasonable price. It’s run by a 4-time pro world ski champion! Imagine winning the world championships 4 years in a row from 1978-1981. Impressive.
- Try “Die Alm” at your own risk – we had the most rude service ever from the bartender there. Literally, I’ve never seen such bad service in my entire life, except perhaps once in Blacksburg, VA when a waitress told us (when our food was VERY slow coming) “It’ll come when it comes. I don’t run the kitchen.”
Tags: 18-200mm VR, Alps, Nikon D90, Skiing+Snowboarding
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