CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT “Victor’s first carve on Warmwell’s carpet. Not sure if his glove survived this one.” —Sebastian Konijnenberg “In the Alps we have snow guns, in the U.K. they have carpet rolls.” —Sebastian Konijnenberg “In the UK there is competition between plastic slope brands and types. It’s a serious subject and bosses from the ski areas would ask us, ‘So, which is the best?’”—Victor Daviet “Backside 180 Japan from the certified best jump in the U.K.”—Victor Daviet “Seb with the banger of the trip! That Mctwist was so gnarly on plastic. Big respect to him. Adapting our powder and park skills took us a few runs. We seriously ate shit a few times without understanding what was wrong. We were landing perfectly on our feet but would tomahawk violently, and a tomahawk on plastic hurts and burns. The technique was knowing that as the plastic slows you down, you need to stomp like if you would in the pow, fully on your tail.”—Victor Daviet “The result of getting barreled on day one and not rinsing our gear. No worries, the plastic slopes quickly brushed and sharpened our edges.” —Sebastian Konijnenberg 092 THE SNOWBOARDER’S JOURNAL
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