Ride Freesport Broadcasts and Film Shows for December
We can give the good news that Ride Freesport are back in action this month with features being broadcast, shown online and (no less) in a real live cinema in Verbier.
- SAAS-FEE RIDE 05 - YOZ on Eurosport Broadcast Tonight (Friday 2nd December)
- LONDON RIDE 05 - 24 Minute TV Programme Now Online
- FILM PREMIERE of COEFFICIENT DRAG - Verbier, Switzerland
SAAS-FEE RIDE 05 - YOZ on Eurosport Broadcast Tonight
The second event in the 2005 Ride series took place Saturday 23rd July in the glacial resort of Saas-Fee, Switzerland. The European Summer Freeskiing Championships, the Saas-Fee Ride 05 in association with Gizmondo, offered spectators the chance to see some of Europe’s finest Half Pipe, Big Air and Rail action in one full day of events.
The 24 minute TV programme of the event will be broadcast tonight with YOZ on Eurosport at the following time: Friday 2nd December at 11.30pm Central European Time (10.30pm UK time)
You can also view the full 24 minute TV programme in real time through the website of the event. Just go to www.saasfeeride.com and click on the TV screen on the homepage and it will open a Windows Media Player file which views in real time on broadband connections from 256kb upwards. Footage is awesome and the Saas-Fee glacier once again made summer skiing look like winter!
LONDON RIDE 05 - 24 Minute TV Programme Now Online
The London Ride 05 was hosted by the Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard Show in Kensington Olympia on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October and proved to be one of the most awesome indoor freestyle events ever held on British soil.
Skiers such as Laurent Favre, Andy Bennett, Loic Collomb Patton, Jon Olsson, Flo Wieser, Mike Wakefield, Craig Coker, Arnaud Rougier, Laurent Thevenet and many other top names hit the big air kicker, delivering to the crowd different tricks such as Switch 9’s, Switch Cork 7 Mute’s, 1080’s and Switch backflips.
You can now watch the whole 24 minute TV programme of the event online. Just go to www.thelondonride.com and click on the TV screen on the homepage. It will take you through to a Windows Media Player page and you can watch the programme in real time. The 24 minute programme will be broadcast with YOZ on Eurosport in the New Year. Next years London Ride 06 with be taking place on the 21st and 22nd October.
FILM PREMIERE of COEFFICIENT DRAG - Verbier, Switzerland
If you missed the Leicester Square Premiere of Coefficient Drag, the latest movie from the team work of Warren Smith / Melody Sky / Guido Perrini, there’s now another chance to catch the movie. It will have its Swiss Premiere at the Cinema De Verbier on the 10th December. The showing starts at 9pm and is free of charge thanks to the Cinema De Verbier and Ski Service. There will also be other freeride movie shown on the night.
Also on the 10th is the Jib Night Contest and the opening of the Farinet Lounge Bar. All in all it’s a cool night to be in Verbier and the pistes are in amazing condition so a win win situation.
You can also see a short version of Coefficient Drag as part of the Couloirs to Bars event at the Pub Mont Fort on the 14th December. It’s a film and photo competition not to be missed and doors open at 7pm.
BIG THANK YOU - To Everyone That Helped Us Get Info Back
After the disaster we had last month in London we would just like to say a massive thank you to everybody that took the time to send us emails back of previous business and personal corespondance. It made a big difference to us and really helped us get back on our feet. We had over 1200 emails back so it was impossible to respond to them individually but thanks for all the positive support.
