From the seaside to the peak – The Lyngen Alps

There are so many extraordinary places in this world, which are still on my “to-ski-list”. And I think I just visited one, I can now check on my list – the untouched north of the Lyngen Alps in Norway.

Aline Bock and I decided pretty short timed, 3 weeks ago, that we do this amazing freeride trip to the far north of Norway. So we booked flights and flew with our crew of filmer (Clemens Krueger), photographer (Matthias Fend) and my bro to Tromsø, a small town about 400 km north of the polar circle.

From there, we based ourselves on the “Polargirl”, a pretty cool, red boat with sauna and hot tub. Ready to start the adventure, the Polargirl took us to the most amazing landscapes of the wild Norwegian Fjords, from where we started our ski tours. 6 days in a row, we skinned up 1200 meters high every day to have the most beautiful freeride runs down to sandy beaches of the ocean. I can’t describe how incredible fascinating this was… we were speechless several time of the beauty and impressing nature we got to ski in.

After every day, we let the day pass by with a cool beer in the hot tub in the sunset of the wild fjords. It was a very unique journey, I’ll never forget. The clip ot the journey will be released in Octobre, you can be excited.

Thanks to the whole crew, Hydroalpin and the sponsors for realizing thist unforgettable trip!!!

Have a sweet start in summer,

See you soon,

Caja

Pics by Matthias Fend

Aline&me relaxing...

View from our bunk. Amazing?

1 million tried fishes...yummie

Caribous chillin in the sun.

Hello beach... after a run down.

My bro waiting for the taxi boat at the beach.

AWESOMENESS, huh!?!?!

Our buddies chillin after  the day.

Good Bye Polargirl!

Lifestyle shooting and the grande finale

After a hard week for us it went to the typical way more relaxed Nine Queens Lifestyle shooting day. I could finally sleep in a bit after chronic sleep deprivation and what was left of the dark circles, the lovely make-up artists make uped it away. All queens dreesed up for the big lifestyle shooting and got done a perfect make up and hair styling.

Styled up and dressed in our dirndls we took the gondola up the mountain with full ski gear and went to a small restaurant with deer, birds of prey and lots of beer. Team Europe was at the start once again with the one and only Christopher Schöch as our photographer. The Queens were Lisa Zimmerman, Lena Stoffel, Eva Patscheider and myself. What a fun day!

The next day was finally the grande finale. Unfortunately, I did not make it to the finals, but the level was really incredible. Sw 1080s, Misty 9s, 540s sw cork, etc etc, what I call progression in women's freeskiing world. Ashley Battersby won the contest with her first and then switch wonderful 1080th Eveline Bhend was second and Kaya Turski third.

The after party was predictably wild. The Queens can namely not only skiing, but also celebrate quite well!

I thank everyone who made this possible and I'm already looking forward to next year! For more info check: www.ninequeens.com

Also check out the first video of day 1&2.

Lisa Zimmermann, Lena Stoffel, me and Eva Patscheider

That's how Bavarians go skiing

Dead fox

Birdy

BEER!!!

The jump was fantastic

Drop in

The winning Queens Ashley Battersby, Eveline Bhend and Kaya Turski

Sunrise, Sunset and Night shooting... what a day

I didn’t sleep lots the last days, but it was definitely worth it. After 4 hours of sleep, I got up at 4 am to take the extra 5 o’clock gondola. Interesting how quite and peaceful a skiresort is at this time. Our castle looked amazing in the dark, still very sleepy. We were about 2 girls in the morning and had an amazing early bird session.

The photographers and filmers were stoked about the shots, they all turned out incredible and stunning. Such a good session with everybody!!!

After that we went down, some of the girls went back to bed, I had to stay awake till we took the gondola again at 2 pm to get ready for the sunset and nightshooting.  The castle was lightning up with torches and artificial light in blue and red. SOOO SICK!!!

Check out the coming soon news about the lifestyle shoot!!! It was rad!!

See you soon,

Caja

Good morning!

The enlightened castle.

Search the white-Caja spot.

Early morning team.

Kick off at the Nine Queens, Sunset and Heli Session

After the wind chilled down yesterday, we finally checked in the jump und were rewarded with a mad sunset session. It was soo rad. The photographers and filmers were so stoked and all of them had a bride smile all over their faces. They got done one banger shot after the other of us 9Queens. YEAH! Still super happy about the successful evening, I rode downhill in the dark to the valley.

Today it was announced: HELI SESSION... and words fail me, it was sooo sick! Super high level tricks were thrown down and the level was pushed hard! The atmosphere was awesome and the 9Queens killed it pretty much. I can’t describe the feeling when the helicopter follows you just above the jump and I love, love, love it. You must be so focused on the point. I love those moments!

Sunrise morning, the alarm clock is on 4.00 a.m.

Along these lines, good night and see you tomorrow,

Caja

Me above le Chateau

Julie and me wating for the Heli

Sunset Pic by Lena Stoffel(-;

Caja and the little Heli-/Octokopter

Sean "Banana Bar" Balmer and some of the Queens, Caja, Lena, Silvia and Lisa

Welcome Dinner at Nine Queens 2012

It’s on!!! In order not to say cheesy, I drove in a beautiful sunset to Fiss to the Nine Queens event 2012. Most of the queens were already there and everyone is super stoked being invited another year to join this amazing event. Unfortunately, the weather was not too good yesterday and we have to wait a bit longer to see the Chateau. But it looks like we will get to see the sun the rest of the week.

Like it is the tradition of every Nine Queens / Knights event, all Queens slipped into their Dirndls and we were expecting a very fancy welcome dinner in the cellar-vaults of an old castle. Romantic candle light lit up the gloomy cellar-vaults and the atmosphere was incredible. The food was delicious, I've had to eat two steaks, haha. My need for meat should be set for the coming week.

The mood was almost chivalrous, besides a lot of "Sex and the City" gossip among the girls and the question of the sauna tradition in the U.S. and Europe, the one or other brandy was drunk.

Today snowfall, but we’ll go up and have a first look the next hour, looking forward to it!!!

laters,

Caja

Speeches!!! Cheers Nico!!!

Last years Chateau!!

Virginie cutting the aaawesome cake!!!

Meat, Meat, Meat!

Fancy, fancy... (-;

Thanks Baby-G for this sick watch!

O boi!

Me last year on the jump!

Fiat Freestyle Team Shooting in Kühtai

Last week, I spend a day in Kühtai to shoot some pictures for the Fiat Freestyle Team Germany.  It was a perfect blue bird day with already way too warm temperatures, I tell you, the summer is on its way. Not long to go and we can enjoy the first Park spring days. The pipe was in a really nice shape, still from the Youth Olympics. Also the kickers and rails were some great fun to shred and have a mellow shand productive ooting on. The photographer was no less a figure then the English Pally Learmond. You can see the first results of the shooting soon for sure.

Till then, check the Homepage www.ninequeens.com, 7 days to go and women’s the elite of Freestyle skiing will meet in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis to shred their castle.

Enjoy your last wintermonths,

See you soon,

Caja

Good morning and gettin ready!

I think my photographer is really stoked about the day, right!?!?!

Hiking all day... in the park, awesome!(-;

Gettin rid of my super sharp edges of my brand new Voelkl Kink!

What a cute stroll... haha(-;

Oakley Talent Days at the Kitzsteinhorn

Last weekend, I was at Kitzsteinhorn with Oakley to coach the girls, who came to shred with us at the Oakley Talent Day. Luggi Brucic, who coached the boys, and me had so much fun riding with those motivated and great kids. They really made this day a special one. Afterwards we had a fun signing session at the Intersport Bründl in Kaprun. Big thanks to Oakley and Qparks for organizing this day.

For more Infos and Pics, check: http://www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at/news/2/17051/7098/

  

See you in the mountains,

Caja

Thanks to Oakley!!!

Signing Session with the kids.

Kitzsteinhorn Park is super sweet.

The 2 coaches making a plan, Luggi Brucic and myself.

The girls and me, thanks girls, you killed it!

Thanks to Voelkl, Marker and Dalbello for my new touring gear!!!

Last weekend I spent a night up in a small hut in my home mountains. The ski touring up there was really beautiful and almost mystic. The temperatures where not higher then -18°C and it was freezing. Because of the cold every tree, pillow and snow was covered with thousands of ice crystals. In the morning sun, the next day, everything was glinting and looked just epic.

Thanks to my new Völkl Amaruq, I had so much fun skinning up this mountain and also riding down in the fresh pow. 

Stoked on my new touring gear!!!

Cheers,

Caja

My new Amaruq in the morning sun.

Deep fresh.

Epic!

It was cold for sure!

Last meters!

My first signature TSG Pro Design helmet, sooo stoked…(-;

When my TSG Teammanager told me last summer, that I got the chance to design my own helmet, I was super stoked and excited about that. Right away, I started to brainstorm and think about what I’d like to do. Shortly afterwards, I met coincidentally the young and talented designer Eli MichieI (www.elmi-design.com) at a dinner with friends in Munich. We got along perfectly from the start and were on the same wavelength, which to me was very important in this amazing project. Eli is super outgoing, creative and immediately had the sense to what I was looking for and what was going on in my creative-messed up head. Pretty soon, we created the "deer"-idea which pretty much ht the nail right on the head. We both agreed that the stately "deer" should be the focus of the design.

The main color I chose for my Lotus helmet comes with a matte pastel green color way. The deer is the huge illustration from elmi on the side, which she implemented perfectly. There are more illustrative elements on the back of the helmet as well as on the straps and within the TSG front logo.

This is the first time that I got the chance to design a piece of equipment myself. The entire process, from the initial ideas to the moment of holding the finalized helmet in my hands, was really cool for me.

An extremely durable hard-shell helmet, the Lotus only weights 479 grams. Featuring a low fit and cosy, soft neck section it protects the upper cervical vertebras as well as the temples. The helmet’s anatomical shape has been precisely adapted to the natural curves of the head and hugs it like a second safety skin, including a slim low profile and perfect fit.

My helmet is available in fall 2012 for snowboarders and skiers in the trade. I hope you like it and that I see some of you guys riding around with a couple of my helmets next year.

First day with my new helmet, feels sooo good(-;

Eli workin on the design... GOOD JOB! THANKS ELI!

Result!