London Freeze Festival 2011
On the last weekend of October the FIS world cup rolled into London for the first event of the new season.
Both world class skiers and snowboarders we competing aswell as a local Battle of Britain.
Music performances from big acts such as Groove Armada and The Streets.
Ski Finals and the Battle of Britain Ski/Snowboard comp were on Saturday with FIS qualifiers on Saturday evening. Snowboard heats and finals on Sunday.
I got called up to help run the shaping team during the day time. A different team worked over night with the snowmaking crew. Battersea power station is a really striking venue. In the middle of London by the Thames.
Excellent views of riders jumping by the chimney stacks.
Janne Korpi 1st Seppe Smits 2nd and Joris Ouwerkerk 3rd. UK rider Jamie Nicholls came 4th