Team Gathering Norway, more pics...Tak!

Some more team bonding went down in Norway yesterday...  most of the action shots are yet to come, but in the mean time check out the scenery, seriously check out this bonding...

Beautiful sky.

 

Felix can do a standing back flip at any time of day. This one was done at 3am. Did I mention it never gets dark.

Furry hat.

tree!

the couch comes outside at Narvik camping ground.

Homer Simpson bread... the bread looks like his head we think.

Gerome getting some wood for the fire... he was chopping the wood with his bare hands... no big deal.

Stoking the flames

Team Dining...

Golf.

Little bit of Jeromel action.

And a bit more.

Ok that's enough....

Felix!

Late night tramping.

Prendi on a cat.

Jane and Prendi.

Norvik + Dragon + Blue Bird = Good good.

So the action shots are yet to come.... expect for one I snuck in .... but in the mean time check the behind the scenese pics of this beautiful kicker in beautiful Norway.

The set up.

Different angle, not bad.

Roger Kleivdal

Gerome Mathieu, Tobi Strauss, Luka Jeromel pre-jump bro-ing down.

The crew.

Tobi.

Tore Holvik loving life.

Andy Nudds also loving life.

Joseph Tomlinson.... i seem to be bothering him here, but he was actually quite enjoying himself.

Our photog Olav Stubberud. Posing for his next facebook profile shot.

Beauty.

Not sure.

Super happy camper.

Felix Wiemers, uber happy camper.

Felix!

Felix asked for this pic, you got it buddy.

Gerome took naps in between hits. No big Deal.

Lunch time. Luka wrapped his sandwich in his toilet paper. Unused of course.

Prendi. What can I say.

Last days in Silverton at the APX cabin...

So after our two days of epic shooting, we had welcome bad weather day. We pretty much chilled for the entire day and did nothing. Sami had to shoot some product stuff with the guys, so took the opportunity to do it whilst Luka was on the crapper.

Sami from Onboard doing what he does best...

...taking pictures of boys in the toilet

checking the shots

We planned to go over to a hot spring, but the pass was super sketchy and we decided to head back home. In fact, Alex told us that it was the most dangerous pass in North America and that the snow plough guys drive off the cliff edge in regular fashion! So instead we decided to hit up the local rum bar. There was pretty much only one drink on the menu for us. Check below;

That's right. A Dragon special on the menu!

Yep, seems the Dragon guys have been keeping this bar rocking all season.

So with a slight hang over and a stomach full of banana and rum, we headed up the hill for a bluebird pow day.

The Dragon house in Silverton

Alex and Nick took us up to another spot that they had shaped earlier that season. So a quick scrape and shape and the kicker was ready to go.

Luka overseeing the build

Although we had a bunch of fresh snow, it was pretty baked by the time the guys jumped, but the cameras were rolling and we needed some shots. Luka and Gerome were throwing hard and we managed to get a couple of shots... And a few for the slam section too :)

Luka with a front side 7

Gerome with a back side double

After that landing was fully trashed, we hiked up what Alex described as a "small hill" to shape a "quick build." Not sure what they're feeding these guys in Silverton, but they sure steamed the Euros to the top. This is one of the spots that Jussi hit in the Robot Food movie, Afterbang back in the day. It's a sick spot, but by the time our riders were ready to throw, the sun-baked slush had become a lethal crust. Not so cool.

Gerome hiking at 4000m

Gerome determined to beat the crust

Luka, switch BS9

Gotta say, this spot was super tough. End of the day, crusty, everyone tired... It was never going to be a stomping ground, but hey, you can't get it good everyday. We were super lucky this trip and got a bunch of sweet shots (check out next years Onboard and Pirates movie for the proof), and the Yanks sure showed us Euros an awesome time. Thanks guys, we're definitely heading back next year!

Epic times with the Euro team in Silverton

First up, sorry we didn't get back to you the next day. We went up to our amazing APX cabin, the Bonnie Belle, right in the center of the Treasure mountain range. We didn't have any phones or internet, which was a refreshing change!

To say this has been an epic productive trip would be an understatement. Dragon slayers, Gerome Mathieu and Luka Jeromel are killing it. So many first track landing and huge airtime, we are getting a bunch of awesome shots. Sami from Onboard is stoked!

Sleds ready to go

First day up, taking the sleds for a spin to scope some spots.

We all did a quick dance. Just because we could.

Location location location, that's what building kickers is all about, and Alex had plenty of that going on.

I was holding the camera, so Luka had to take double the workload

Wind picking up at the end of the shape

This was a super hard build. The snow was really sugary and the blocks were kinda crumbling. But after a few hours we had a sweet cheese wedge that would be ready to go for the next day. Alex then took us to some old mine spots from back in the day. The buildings were pretty decrepit which made for a perfect photo spot.

Second spot. The old mining town.

We decided not to hit anything on the first day as the wind picked up pretty good. Instead we shaped 3 more jib spots in the location above. If the weather was good the next morning, it was on!

The APX cabin. No internet, no phone. No Facebook updating for a whole day!

Above is the APX Cabin at around 4000m. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere and it's amazing! One of the most spectacular places we've ever been.

Morning glory... Oh and an amazing bluebird view!

And this is what we woke up to. Perfect bluebird weather. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Well maybe a heated toilet would have been nice.

Luka stoked on something in sky

Luka sending it...

...FedEx next day style

Gerome throwing down for his part in the Pirate Movie

Above are a few shots from the first spot that we hit. The classic cheese wedge is always a hit. Both Luka and Gerome got two shots each. Luka specifically asked me not to blog what tricks they did, so if I say Switch back 5, Front 3, Back 5 and Cab 5, that has totally nothing to do with the session whatsoever ;)

Sami's keen eye found this gap for Luka to thread through

Gerome styling out a MASSIVE back one over this old wreck

We then moved onto the old silver mining plots. This place was kinda eerie, you could totally imagine it as a working mine, but now it's a working jib factory.

This shoot couldn't have worked out better, everyone is super stoked. Right now the weather has moved in and it's currently snowing, so we're all taking a down day. We still have one more day of shooing, so I'll keep you all posted.