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RIDE FREESPORT  -  Autumn 2007 Film Premiere + Event News

bullet RIDE FREESPORT FILM FESTIVAL  -  22nd October, Prince Charles Cinema
bullet LONDON RIDE 07  -  At the Metro Ski + Snowboard Show 2007
bullet BRITISH SNOWSPORTS TOUR 2007  -  Featuring the first ever Urban Ride
bullet SAAS-FEE RIDE 07  -  Watch the full 24 minute TV programme online

 


RIDE FREESPORT FILM FESTIVAL  -  22nd October, Prince Charles Cinema 
The 2nd Ride Freesport Film Festival takes place on Monday 22nd October at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, London.  The event kick starts the winter season for the UK market and has grown since last year's launch with 4 movies being shown and 2 photographers being showcased.

British Freeskier, Pat Sharples, a film maker himself, will be presenting on the night the following line up: 

1st  A History of Ride (5 mins)

2nd  Monkey Vision 2 (15 mins)

3rd  Pally Learmond Photography (3 mins)

4th  Sticks & Stones (35 mins)

5th  Camilla Stoddart Photography (3 mins)

6th  The Journal (38 mins)

 

All these screenings are to showcase the talent in British freeskiing and the cameramen and photographers that put their heart and soul into getting the perfect shots.  Get the full details from the official film festival website: www.ridefreesport.com/film-festival/html/home.htm

IMPORTANT STUFF!

WHERE:  Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London www.princecharlescinema.com

WHEN:  Monday 22nd October,  8.30pm - 10.30pm  (arrive between 7.45pm and 8.15pm to get tickets)

HOW:  Get to the cinema between 7.45pm and 8.15pm.  Tickets cost £5 and include seating at the Prince Charles Cinema + entry to the After-Party at Zoo Bar in Leicester Square.  There are limited numbers of tickets (515) and they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  To reserve and confirm your ticket requirements please email your list of names attending to filmfestival@ridefreesport.com. Payment is £5 cash on the door. Please bring exact money with you to keep the traffic flowing in the cinema without delay.

AFTER-PARTY:  After party location is the Zoo Bar on Bear Street in Leicester Square, just one minute walk from the cinema.  The party runs from 10.30pm - 3am and you'll get free entry and special price drinks with your Film Festival cinema ticket. For information on this location go to www.zoobar.co.uk.    

 

The Ride Freesport Film Festival was produced with the valued help and support of our 2007 sponsors, the Ski Club of Great Britain and SkiTV.co.uk.



LONDON RIDE 07  -  At the Metro Ski + Snowboard Show 2007
Ride Freesport is once again proud to announce the 4th edition of the London Ride event series.  The London Ride 07, presented by Snow + Rock and Switzerland Tourism, will take place at the Kensington Olympia on Saturday 27th October and will be run in association with and as part of the Metro Ski + Snowboard Show 2007.  Athletes from across the globe will compete in the Quarter Pipe event and show the London crowds the latest tricks on the freestyle ski scene. 

 

Qualification rounds will take place at the show from 2.30pm - 3.30pm and the finals will run from 4.30pm - 5.30pm.  You'll get to see the top British riders go head to head with some of Europe's best athletes such as Saas-Fee Ride 07 champion Henrik Harlaut.  All the action will be filmed for International TV distribution and a 24 minute TV broadcast is scheduled for release just after the event.  For all event info and to watch last year's TV action check out www.thelondonride.com. 



BRITISH SNOWSPORTS TOUR 2007  -  Featuring the first ever Urban Ride

The 4th Annual BRITISH SNOWSPORTS TOUR 2007 will be moving around the UK from 30th October until 6th November.  Top British freeskiers and snowboarders will be touring at each of this year's locations giving the low down on what's new and how to get more out of snowsports. Meet leading pros such as Paddy Graham, Pat Sharples, Warren Smith, Nick + Chris Southwell, James Webb, James Woods and many more to get the latest technique tips, freestyle coaching, equipment testing, movie premiere’s, advice on starting out as a beginner or becoming a pro and over £3000 of competition giveaways including holidays to Switzerland, DVDs, T-Shirts and Posters!

New for the 2007 Tour is the first ever URBAN RIDE 07 series.  The Urban Ride 07 is part of the Ride Freesport events such as the Verbier Ride, Saas-Fee Ride, Davos Klosters Ride + London Ride.  The Urban Ride 07 series will host a freestyle ski comp at each venue for pros and amateurs.  The Urban Ride 07 champion will win a holiday for 2 people to Verbier, Switzerland, worth over £1000.  There are also loads of runners up prizes from skis to DVDs to T-Shirts and Posters.  Entry is only £10 per venue so there is nothing stopping all getting involved.  Go to www.snowsports-tour.co.uk/urbanride.htm to register.  Full details of the Tour and the Urban Ride can be found on website, www.snowsports-tour.co.uk.



 SAAS-FEE RIDE 07  -  Watch the full 24 minute TV programme online
Saas-Fee Ride 07 turned out to be an amazing event against the odds with a summer of random rain falls.  The strength of the Saas-Fee Snowpark helped to complete the 5th Saas-Fee Ride with the winner, Henrik Harlaut, throwing down a super clean Switch 1260 mute.  You can now check out the whole event with the 24 minute TV programme edit showing online at the following link: http://www.saasfeeride.com/action/videos07/index-programme_saas-fee_ride-2007.htm  Enjoy!

 

 

 

SAAS-FEE RIDE 07  -   21st JULY  
This summer will once again see many of Europe's top freeskiers compete in the Allalin Snow Park on the Saas-Fee glacier in Switzerland in the Saas-Fee Ride 07.  Last years event was seen across the globe with a 24 minute TV programme that surprised many people of just how good summer glacier skiing can be.  Watch it now by clicking here.

 

This year's event is growing further with big developments in the size of the Half Pipe and Big Air kickers.  If the weather and snow conditions stay the same, the Big Air event could even be upgraded to a Slope Style.  The event will be filmed for International Television broadcast then distributed across the globe by Quattro Media.  The TV programme and news highlights will also be available for the first time in IPOD and 3GP phone formats for people to download from the website.

 

On the day you can expect to see International team riders, DJ's spinning tunes in the Allalin Park, Ski Testing with Faction Skis and loads of prizes for competitors.  Check out the latest event schedule at www.saasfeeride.com by clicking on 'Events'.

 

Saas-Fee is the perfect location for the comp due to the north facing glacier, which keeps the snow in great condition and the safety standards high.  For everything to do in Saas-Fee check out www.saas-fee.ch.  For accommodation whilst in Saas-Fee check out www.uniquedom.com, www.ferienart.ch and www.duglacier.ch. 

 

 

TEAM MANAGER + RIDER INFORMATION
 The 2 disciplines for this year are Half Pipe and Big Air.  There is a possibility that the Big Air could be upgraded to a Slope Style competition.  This will be dependant on weather and snow conditions.  All of the event details and timings are on the website of www.saasfeeride.com on the COMPETITION and EVENTS pages.  To submit an entry please save the PDF or Word Document from the COMPETITION page of the website and email it to admin@saasfeeride.com.  You can also print and send it to Ride Freesport, Hotel Dom, 3906 Saas-Fee, Switzerland.  The final start list will be presented 20th July and displayed on the competition page of the website.    

 

All athletes will have the opportunity to appear in the 24 minute TV programme that gains over 400 hours of television air time across the globe.  Athletes will also receive a complementary DVD of the event and access to the photography taken of themselves featured in the results pages of the website.  This means for the first time the athletes will have rights to use the high resolution images for personal and sponsor use.

 

 

FREESKI CAMPS IN SAAS-FEE

The British Freeski Camps 2007 in association with Freeski Britain are running from the 14th July to 4th August in Saas Fee, Switzerland.  The camps will be focused on bringing the British freeskiing community closer together and building a basis for training riders to become top level New School, Big Mountain and Mogul competitors.  For more info check out

www.britishfreeskicamps.com. 

 

 

LONDON RIDE 07  -  The Urban Freeski Edition

Ride Freesport is once again proud to announce the urban edition of the Ride event series.  The London Ride 07 will take place at London Olympia on the 27th October and will be run in association with and as part of the Metro Ski + Snowboard Show 2007 (www.metroskishow.co.uk).  Athletes from across the globe will compete in the Quarter Pipe event and show the London crowds the latest tricks on the freestyle ski scene.  All the action will be filmed for International TV distribution and a 24 minute TV broadcast, Podcast and 3GP clip is scheduled for release just after the event.  For more info on this event and to watch last years TV action check out www.thelondonride.com.