Josh Madsen of Telemark Skier
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Dan Abrams and Eben Mond from Fly Low
Polartec Scufoneda 2010
Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Polartec Scufoneda Telemark Festival in the Dolomites near Moena, Italy. I went under the guise of work but it really was way too much fun to call it that.
Polartec has sponsored the event for the past 3 years and plans to ramp it up next year – so mark your calendar now – it’s an amazing event.
For a week each year a crew of tele skiers from around the world convene to ski tour, enjoy the local food and culture, and generally have a great time. Everyone there was super friendly and supportive – no egos, no pressure.
Skinning up – descended the other side in a white-out. 10 turns, regroup, count heads, 10 turns…
Dan Abrams and Eben Mond of Fly Low
Scufons Village Base Camp – Freeride Course in Background on Col Margherita
Nice to be the sponsor – got to take a few laps on the edge of the freeride comp course – found the soft snow in the shady, North facing gulleys:
Eben Mond launching off the roof of the refuge at Alpe Pampeago:
I’m sure you think you’ve seen this dance before – but hold out for about 1:12+ – whoa!
Every direction you look the mountain views are insane.
Norway-1, US-0
Usually I would say that the US Ski Team is the best in the world and blah blah blah… but in this case, there is just no question, Norwegians rule. It’s nice to see athletes of this caliber relax a little… or a lot. Not sure how much Aquavit it took to get these guys to do this, but all I have to say is KUDOS boys, KUDOS.
And the French team responds…