It was a great opportunity to start the season on fresh November's snow, at the Telemark opening, event Val Senales, Italy, 27-30 Nov.
Again, thanks to the Telemark Snow Events, Mariano
Valcanover and the supporters of the event, I was invited to take part as a
visiting speaker at the evening presentation program and 5 days upgrading my telemark
skills with the best instructors in the world Giuliano
Pederiva and Angelo Vallet.
The Telemark winter calendar is tight with events in
different localities. Usually Val Senales is the right choice for the opening event because
of its high altitude and exposure perfect for early skiing in the year.
Val Senales is a South Tyrolean all year round skiing spot, where the main
cable car can take you up to 3200m in less than 10 minutes, from where you have a
choice for different difficulty lines including 8 km downhill run.
The telemark opening has gathered around 300 telemarker from
Italy and around. The program had included Telemark Imprinting - intensive
course for beginners, Clinics and courses with some of the best National
instructors of Italian Ski/Telemark Federation and some freeride and backcountry on a fresh Nov. pow. The evening program included
the amazing presentation of Emilo Previtali's extreme winter achievements, Analisa
with a post avalanche touching experience on Anapurna BC, and me, Ilina with my greatest latest passion - the Telemark,
at a solo ski ascent of Mt Elbrus 5642m.
Even the people I met before, who I thought are more than
solid telemark skiers, are still learning and improving with the professional
instructors. Everyone I met seems to be so easy going.
I like the fact that this sport is pretty much age & gender discrimination
free. As a woman I feel it is more than
important to have female company in the sport that you play, and in this one particularly there are so many females involved. Thank you girls
for being the greatest company and awesome roomies, my dearest Allesia Monticone, the super sweet Sabrina Beber and 2x2 coolest sister tandems Ilaria & Alice
Valcanover, Diana and Milly Lazzeri.
And as last for this post, guess what's next in the new year's TSE calendar of activities?! We are finally announcing the
first telemark event in Macedonia. The telemark (R)Evolution will take place in
Mavrovo, Shapka and Galicica mountain from 14 - 17 Fevruary 2015 open for everyone willing to try. The Telemark snow events
from Italy are bringing sufficiant equipment, instructors and their positive
energy. http://www.telemarksnowevents.it/Il-Menu-del-sito-TSE.html
pWelcomeee and be part of it!
Opening ceremony 14 of Feb, Mavrovo. More info 00 389 70
377 826 / arsova.takt@gmail.com
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