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To Liberty & beyond

September 03 4 Comments Category: All, Snowboarding, Sponsors

On 26th August I arrived at the Liberty University Snowflex Mountain having been up for 44 hours (I had to do a full day of work on the 25th before starting my journey) and travelled from Chelmsford to Lynchburg, VA via Hemel Hempstead, Manchester, Paris & Washington. As part of what has been referred to [...]

New boards!

August 12 5 Comments Category: All, Snowboarding, Sponsors

My new boards are being built this week! Even better, in 2 weeks time I should (if all goes to plan) be in the USA en route to Lynchburg, Virginia to pick them up ready for the opening of the Snowflex slope. Jools, is of course stoked by this because it means he can take [...]

Lucky Number 7

July 05 7 Comments Category: All, Snowboarding, Sponsors

Yesterday was the 7th Anniversary of my Snowboard in a Day lesson at MK SNO!zone.  I rocked up to this lesson in the ski salopettes and jacket that I’d last worn about 13 years earlier on the last skiing holiday I went on with my family.  Thankfully the strap on the salopettes broke during the [...]

I iz extreem

June 15 0 Comments Category: Snowboarding, Sponsors

Yes, I am indeed extreme, well according to this article on Weightwatchers anyway!  I had a call several weeks ago from Emma at Beattie Group, the PR agency for my sponsors SNO!zone, to see if I’d be willing to have a chat to Kate Corney, a freelance journalist who was writing an article on women [...]

I love snowboarding!

June 07 0 Comments Category: All, Photos, Snowboarding, Sponsors

It’s been a lovely weekend, and although I’d like to say it’s been a nice and relaxing one after a pretty stressful week at work I’d be lying if I did….what I can say is that it’s been brilliant and great fun! Friday kicked off with a drive across the back roads to Milton Keynes [...]

Kicker Practice at MK SNO!zone

April 27 0 Comments Category: All, Photos, Snowboarding, Sponsors

We headed up to MK SNO!zone last Friday to make use of my “sponsored rider” pass for the first time and I was pleased to find they had a nice kicker out. It was the perfect shape for practicing spins and working on my technique (i.e. grabbing the board rather than flayling wildly in the [...]