Bags packed, Visa stamped, time for a couple of last runs in Cham’

“Hi, great start to the preseason, skiing in Chamonix with powder for two weeks. I love riding again and this have been a kick-ass start to 2009!

I feel very good, with a lot of training and playing since end of season in May I am ready to give all I have this season. The combination of different activities, such as downhill biking, surfing, climbing combined with some more knowledge about nutrition has contributed to me feeling stronger than ever and i am really looking forward to the business end of the season. I will play around the Chamonix area until the very last moment with some of the local riders and as always; Fred (Syversen) and Karsten (Gefle) whilst testing out my new Dynastar skis and get ready for the comps. The World Tour kickoff in Sochi, Russia, where the Olympics will take place in 2014 has become the focus on my attention and I have been told that they already have two meters of snow so it looks good for the comp.” 

Nearly no visa………quick stop Paris.

“It was super stressful, but Paris is a beautiful City so it helped. We were running between the Norwegian/French Embassy and the French/Russian Embassy. The Embassies were due to close at lunchtime and with 10mins to spare the documents we were waiting for came through by fax. I felt so relieved when the stamp finally hit the paper and I was free to enjoy Paris, the capital of my adopted nation. France is offering me so much right now, my Sponsors ‘Dynastar’ are French, I am based in Chamonix as much as i can be, and my friends are now the locals there. It’s a great feeling and it makes me excited to travel more to meet new people.”

Ane XX

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