Total Fight Masters Slopestyle - Grandvalira, Andorra

Photos and story by Orage AM team rider Jaime P. Briones

We made it! Total Fight Masters slopestyle was great! better weather this season, great feelings and high level! Siiiick course in Grandvalira's ElTarter Park.


The podium: 1st - Oskari Raitanen (FIN), 2nd - Jaime P Briones (ESP), 3rd - Benedikt Mayr (GER), 4th - Tobias Tristcher (AUT)



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I placed 2nd and was great to be on the podium with such great riders. It was an excellent contest, fights were awesome, some 1run fights, some 2run fights too, very exciting sometimes and the crowd had great fun, as always!



It was the first time that the spanish guys showed such a good level and got to fight against some good internationals so I'm really stoked about the whole contest!!Its the best contest here by far! price money was big enough for raitanen's new labtop and jaime's trip to NZ! I dont know what beni's doing with it!


Luka Melloni

After the whole thing was done, I got back to Barcelona, had dinner with my friends on the way, brought home all my car mates and got home late, a coke in my hand and a huge smile in my face!

I hope next year a lot more riders will come and GRANDVALIRA will set again such a nice slopestyle course. for more pics of the course, visit www.alltheski.com

Maiko Hara @ Nippon Open

Check out Maiko Hara's 2nd place run in the Nippon Open Slopestyle last week.

Switzerland fo sho

Just arrived in Zurich on Monday, headed to Laax for the European Open
this week, here are some photos of us getting there and the first day of
riding

Verabschieden Österreich!

After two days of zero visibility (and zero snowfall) our crew headed back to Salzburg for a day of rest, sight seeing, and laundry, before leaving Austria. Even without significant snowfall, this has been one of the most fun, successful, and productive photoshoots Orage has had in recent years. Now its time for us to sort photos, capture video, and put it all together for you to check out on our new 08/09 website this summer.

Scroll below for some daily highlights of the trip.

Krippenstein Photoshoot - Day 4

The extended forecast was calling for a storm system to move in for the last day of our photoshoot and the whole team was pretty excited to see some snow. Unfortunately for us, we woke on Day 4 to heavy clouds, zero visibility, and aside from occasional flurries, there was no snow. Not letting the weather get them down, Phil and Tobi headed out and setup a wallride on the building that housed the gondola/tram anchor. The visibility improved just long enough for four of five attempts, and that was all Phil (and photographer Matt Harvey) needed to pull off some shots that you will most likely see in the gracing the pages of Freeskier next year.

Krippenstein Photoshoot - Day 3

This picture pretty much sums up day 3 of our photoshoot (click the image for a larger view).

Krippenstein Photoshoot - Day 2

Between runs Michelle Parker is always snapping pictures on her camera. Here are some of her photos from day two in Krippenstein...



This is our guide, Heli Putz. In 86' Heli and two other mountaineers spent 90 days on Everest, climbing a new route to 8,640m (without any porters). Some of his other "minor" feats include leading three public expeditions on Mt. McKinley, skiing 8,000+ meter peaks in Nepal, and first ascents on more than 3,000 climbs in the valley surrounding Krippenstein.



Heli carried a cross (and a good bottle of wine) to the top of this peak to celebrate 20 years of guiding without any serious injuries.



Even though it hasn't snowed in weeks Tobi had no problem finding some untracked lines.



The ceiling of this cave is 30m high. You might recognize it if you happened to see the Red Bull White Rush event two years ago.



This is only the second time that Phil has ever hit a backcountry jump (cork 7 tail grab, first hit).



Everyone at the Lodge has been enjoying the sun. This last shot is a panoramic view from the top. Thanks for the pictures Michelle!