After turning of the main road from Bariloche and driving 17km into the wild, crossing various rivers and climbing the mountain as far we could get, on this provisory road probably made for vehicles with tracks. We arrived to the snow line and when the first sunlight came through the thick fog we new that it would be a promising adventure.

We rode the snowmobiles to the top of the tree line, once there, we had the first morning coffee in the recently build Lodge. From the window we could see that we where on the edge of a huge high Plateau with various peaks and hills. Not many people had been riding this area at all, so we felt very privileged. The filming turned in to be a bit more difficult, as the snow was blown away or there where 10cm of dust on crust. But the landscape was mind blowing with many possible lines to ride and a big volcano “Tronador” in the background. We had to search a bit for the pockets of snow to be able to make our shots. But it was lots of fun and worth every minute! Not a problem, the day was great. We arrived home in Bariloche in the same dark sky as we left and the only thing you could see was our white big smiles!

Saludos y hasta pronto

Last season I took a year off competing, I wanted a change, to get involved in filming and other fun projects. It was a hard decision coz I knew how much I was going to miss the bunch of people I grew so found of and all the fun we had.

That’s when I got offered to judge for the FWT, and why not? It was a great way of keeping in touch with all the fun aspects of it and still being able to do my thing for the winter.

So for this season I find my self on the judging table once again. This opens up a whole new area for me. I love the challenge. I know how difficult it is to read the mountain and to imagine it from above and how hard it is to find the balance between riding in harmony and creating a good show.

But I have to say… I found it equally challenging to put down the correct judging for each rider. It is very demanding and I think it takes a lot of experience as a rider to be a good judge.

Hope you all have a great season and see you up there!