2-4-2012
Lukas Shaefer wins The North Face Nine Battle
DALBELLO team Rider Lukas Shäfer is on fire: After his victory at the Red Bull Jib-Ski Kings, Lukas climbed to the top of the podium once again at the North Face Night Battle. The event was organized by his team mate Markus
Eder in Kronplatz Brunico, Austria. Lukas was not intimidated by the huge gap and by the crowd and dominated the competition with buttery style and
outstanding technical skiing.
Congrats LUKAS!
27-3-2012
DALBELLO RULES THE AIR AT THE NINE QUEENS
Great results for our ladies at the Nine Queens contest in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Austria!
Emma Dahlström won the most important title: the "Big Air Ruler of the week" category.
Silvia Bertagna, coming to the event as a rookie (she won the online video qualification), won the best trick trophy with her 360 double grab.
We can't wait to see what the men will throw down at the 9 Knights in Livigno!
23-3-2012
Meet Lukas Shäfer , DALBELLO rookie ITW
DOB and Where: 09/09/1992
Sponsors: Dalbello, Völkl, Marker, Smith, Invicta, FTECH
Lives In: St. georgen Brunico.
Who are you? A 19 year old guy who loves skiing!
Accomplishments: 2nd overall tour ranking at the freestyle series 2011 ; 4th modena skipass invicta shogun 2011 ; 2nd O'Neill soldiers 2012 invitation to the springgingerle 2011 and 2012
What is skiing for you? Skiing is my life
What difference there is in alpine racing and freeski competitions? In alpine racing everybody is hunting the time and ski as fast as possible: every run looks the same. In freeski comps everybody shows his individual style and tries to impress the judges.
You are travelling a lot, when you are not skiing what are you doing? I'm hitting the trampoline, skating, going for a work out, cutting some edits... there are many things I do!
You are young and starting your career now, where do you want to go as a Pro skier? I want to compete in international competitions. X Games is my dream for sure. Also filming with a big movie production and travelling a lot to ski different places in the world!
To reach your level how much is mental and how much is physical? You have to be strong: it's important to have some muscles to stay safe. And it's important to be focused and to think positive all the time! So the mental part is really important. I try not being hectic before comps, just be calm and stay focused!
How much of your personality is in your skiing? A lot! I feel so good in my ski gear and when I ski I'm in a different world!
You are just back from an injury, how is it to come back? And what about the moments
when you are down? It's such a good feeling to be back! It's really hard to be injured and see your friends shredding... but you have to think positive because every injury goes by!
You got some special secret about equipment or setup that you have learned in your
career? It's an advantage to have waxed and a well prepared skis!
What will be the natural progression of skiing? Everybody will rise to his level. Maybe we will see some more different triples. Hopefully not in comps... hopefully skiing will go more in the direction of style and not to spin to win. In my mind it's style that makes our sport so awesome!
What are your projects for this season? I'm filming a bit with an Italian movie production and with my buddies from enjoy snow. We are producing a few episodes and a little movie at the end of the season. I will do some more comps as well and I'm looking forward to the Springgingerle! In the summer I will go to Val Senales and maybe to NZ as well!
Any skier that you admire? Markus Eder. He is a good friend of mine and it was awesome to see him become one of the best skiers of Europe. He inspires me a lot!
What your preferred trick? And terrain? I definitely prefer style tricks. Cork 5 blunt, cork 7
dub nose or flat 3 japan. I like skiing park a lot but if there is pow or snow in the city you
can find me in the backcountry or on urban spots as well
Last words: enjoy every day on snow and push your limits but be sure to stay safe and
wear a helmet!
13-3-2012
TRIUMPH AT THE RED BULL JIB-SKI KINGS
The Red Bull Jib-Ski Kings ended with a dominant performance by the Dalbello Team! The victory went to
Team rider Lukas Schäfer, who brought his best game and would not be denied. “Iʼm very happy for what I
did at the event – explained the winner – the last run was perfect and I hoped I could get a victory. In the end I got it!”.
The second one on the podium was another Dalbello rider: Valentino Mori, while the third was the Finnish
skier Markus Fohr. One of the participants was a girl from our Team, Silvia Bertagna , who fearlessly competed against men. The young Italian freeski player Markus Eder, could not take part in the event due to an injury, but he was on site as a judge, judging his pro “,colleagues”.
6-3-2012
Dalbello at the top of the Freeride World Tour
ROLDAL, NORWAY. 28rd February 2012 After the Norwegian stop of the FWT our Kiwi super star Sam Smoothy is leading the rankings of the Freeride World Tour and Jackie Paaso is in second place.
In Roldal, Sam confirmed that he is at the top of his game. He has a total of 6680 points and his nearest challenger is over 1310 points behind him. “It was really important for me to perform well here,” Sam said. “I fulfilled my objective: to stay on the top of the rankings.” Now there are only two more events to go and both Sam than Jackie have great possibilities to win the title. It will be a really exciting end of the Tour.
14-2-2012
Goepper & Dalbello shine at the Dew Tour Championships!
February 12, 2012; Snow Basin, Utah _ Dalbello Team Member, Nick Goepper, completed his rise to the top today by dominating the field to win the Slopestyle competition at the final stop of The Winter Dew Tour at Snow Basin, Utah. Nickʼs smooth style and uncanny ability to hold his tricks until the last second left no doubt in the minds of the judges, NBC TV commentators and thousands of cheering spectators of who the deserving winner was.
Nick's road to the top was paved with technical rails and massive jumps, as he completed the Dew Tour podium cycle for the season (a first, second and third, this year). He started with a 450 on 270 off on the first feature, followed by a front swap backside 450 out, and a switch 270 onto the cannon box with a rodeo 450 out. He continued into the jumps with a switch left side double 1080 on the first jump and a huge switch right side double 1440 on the second. In the end no one elseʼs score was even close. "I'm excited,” said Goepper. I've been so close all season and to finally get on top feels incredible."
It was just as easy to note who wasnʼt in Dalbello, as those who were, considering that six of the twelve finalists were rocking the infamous IL Moro T. Fellow Dalbello Team athlete, Chris Laker, finished just off the podium in fourth. He was followed by Dalbello athlete Russ Henshaw and Alex Bellemare earning Dalbello four of the top six results.
On the womenʼs side, Dalbello skier, Devin Logan, continued her dominant season in halfpipe by winning the
event as well as the coveted Dew Cup (overall Tour winner).
6-2-2012
“Attack of la Niña “ Athlete extra – Jacob Wester
Check out Jake shredding throughout La Niña winter od 2010/11. Location include Silverston CO, Aspen CO, Breckenridge CO and Chatter Creek BC .
Credits : MSP FILMS
6-2-2012
“Attack of la Niña “ Athlete extra – Sean Pettit
Sean Pettit's winter last year was so good we had to make an entirely new Athlete Extra - so sick. Check out Sean ripping all over BC, set to an awesome soundtrack!
Credits : MSP FILMS
2-2-2012
Dalbello Team Member, Nick Goepper, takes Silver at the Winter X Games Slopestyle Final
January 27th, 2012 Aspen, Colorado After qualifying in 1st place Nick Goepper held
off all but one to take the Silver Medal in Slopestyle at the 2012 Winter X Games in
Aspen. Nickʼs flawless style and ability to hold his tricks until the last second was on full display in front of throngs of spectators and millions of TV viewers. It took the highest scoring run in Slopestyle completion history to beat him.
Nickʼs run was flawless: A switch 270 on, 270 off the closeout rail, then he sped into a 450 off the rail to gap. Goepper's first of four doubles started off with a switch double flip 900 japan. He then moved into a leftside double cork 1260 into a switch double cork 1260. His "money booter" jump was a double cork 1260 mute to Japan.
The youngest skier on the Slopestyle roster (17), Nick got his start skiing on the Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This Midwest ripper has ascended the skiing slopestyle ranks quickly. He won the Dumont Cup in 2011 and recently placed 2nd at the Dec. 2011 Dew Tour event in Breckenridge and 3rd at the Killington Dew Tour event.
CONGRATULATIONS NICK!
2-2-2012
POWDER AWARDS 2012
January 26th 2012 – Aspen Colorado Dalbello Team member Sean Pettit added to his collection of awards and accolades last night by winning the Powder Video Awardʼs
“Best Male Performance” award for his segment in Matchstick Productions Revenge
of La Nina. The award is skiingʼs version of the Oscar and was Seanʼs 2nd. Pretty
amazing considering he is only 19! Seanʼs ability to blend jaw dropping lines with
new school style is his technical prowess. However, what shines through just as much
is the amount of fun that he is clearly having while he shreds the mountain.
Nice job SEAN!
2-2-2012
FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2012
CHAMONIX, FRANCE. 23rd JANUARY 2012 DALBELLO unleashes total domination at the Mont Blanc: the first European stop of the Freeride World Tour was won by DALBELLO riders!
In the menʼs category Sam Smoothy had two incredible solid and fast runs to win the Chamonix competition. “Winning here in the home of freeriding, doesnʼt get any better, itʼs amazing”.
In the womenʼs category Jackie Paaso took home the gold, in front of Angel Collinson and of another DALBELLO team rider Janina Kuzma.
Another fantastic day for the DALBELLO team!
23-12-2011
Tanner Hall presents Il Moro T
Tanner Hall presents his new Il Moro T
Interview by Michael Stolic
Location Rå Sport Oslo Norway