So it has been a while since there were any updates or
new material and that is because of one main reason... there wasn't anything
new to post or write about!
This season hasn't been a success and tree days ago it
ended earlier than expected...
March=Shred month
The season of 2013 was promising... Didn't have much
lessons to follow at the University so I could make a lot of trips to the
mountains, physical good shape and most important a good mind-set.
So March was going to be the shred month... I was
going to participate in 2 Chill&Destroy contests, 1 week filming at
"The Hideout", Zinal freeride and Mountain Hollywood IV the first
week of Easter holidays.
But at the beginning of March, Mr. Murphy brought me a
visit... Parotitis or Mumps. The viral infection caused an inflammation of my
pancreas aswell. As a result: 3 weeks of illness, 40°C fever, -7
kilograms and didn't make it to the Chill&Destroy contests nor to "The
Hideout".
Zinal freeride
After the viral infection there wasn't much left of my
good shape I had earlier and neither of the good mind-set. This became very
clear to me when I participated in the "Zinal Freeride" competition
that took place the week after my illness. After the first run I felt
completely empty, my legs were shaking and this was not caused by cold! Still I
was glad to finish 3 out of 4 runs. Didn't take much risk because I knew I
wasn't physically able to stick drops or tricks in my runs.
So I ended at spot 72 in the international ranking and
number 9 of the Belgian ranking (Belgian championship freeride). Not quite a
satisfactory result...
Lucky!... or not?
Just one week after Zinal Freeride it was Easter
holiday. Like every year, the first week of Easter, it is time to be creative
and make an awesome movie clip for the video contest "Mountain
Hollywood".
Tree days before the holidays started I received an
unsuspected invite for the Belgian championship freestyle ski in Les 2 Alpes
(Snowjam) the second week of Easter. I arranged transport, hotel etc... so
after 1 week Mountain Hollywood in Montafon I would travel to Les 2 Alpes in
France...
But that was before Mr. Murphy showed up for the
second time...
The first day of filming with our Mountain Hollywood
team we decided to stay in the valley and do a street session because of the
bad weather. We found a nice dirt gap so we started hitting it. At my third
jump it went wrong. I jumped a 360 over the dirt gap... when I landed some of
my teeth wanted to make a love declaration to one of my knees. Unfortunately
for them the love wasn't mutual and 2 teeth broke. My knee also got damaged in
the love fight and had to be stitched.
So after a half hour skiing, 2 taxis and 1 airplane
I'm back home and unfortunately I had to cancel Snowjam as well.
So this happening was the end of a season which I hope
will be a lot better next year.
I'm looking forward to see the video of our team! Go
team 2!
Tschüss!
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