MONOSKI in the shopping windows in Göteborg

In the biggest pedestrian high street in Göteborg, there are 2 MONOSKIs to enjoy...candy for the eyes!
Below there is a photo from the display at RIP CURL!
People passing by the window will notice TWINTIP, CARVING and new DESIGN!

No more PINTAIL...no more OLDSTYLE...no more PINK DRESSES!!!

How to decorate your Christmas tree

...OK, you have the traditional candles and glittery balls ...but how do you pimp your christmas tree in a "esprit de glisse"-way?
Get some santas and change them into monoskiing Santas (that bring tidings of a powderful new year!!!)

a happy 2011 to you all!

Monoski-SANTA-jam at Ulricehamn skicenter

11 dec 2010 ten monoskis made carved traces in the pists and enjoyed this seasons first snow..

The MONO-SANTA-JAM got a lot of attention ...we will be back next december !

Hemsedal

Skistar links to our monoskievent

Pierre Poncet ...a legend!

1979 DURET released the famous MONOSKI called "Pierre Poncet"...and 30 years later the "Aniversario Pierre Poncet"...watch the video and you can see WHY this guy has his name on a DURET ski!!!

MONO TEST-tour 2010-2011 FRANCE

old MONOSKIS are HOT!

I have many pintails on a wall in my apartment...as work of art they do a perfect job!
...but for skiing they are OLD and HEAVY and like old golf clubs with wooden sticks...NOT used in a real situation today!

I use my Esprit de Glisse for Derbys, my Extrem Carv for Pists, my Mountain 187 for freeride and a Tricks for jumping (and crashing :-) )

I think a lot of people are interested in MONOSKI but they are just not aware of the development and changes. It is a HUGE difference between pintail from the 80:s and the new ultralight carving boosted models!

the advert below wanted 5000 kr for an old ELAN ...it is more than you pay for a new FREE with new bindings, monobelt, twintip, carving and monoleash!!!

Beethoven...the MONOlight sonata

If Bethooven lived today he would probably be gliding down the mountains of St:Anton. And I am completely certain that if he had raced down the slopes he would have choosen a MONOSKI as his passionate tool of transportation.
...and then the moonlight sonata would probably been named MONOlight sonata instead...I am sure!

new Superhero in town!

Calle Neidert has joined the gang of Extrem Carv superheroes.
He is a back-flipping and fast speeding grunge-skier, and will SHOCK the bi-skiers with death-defying extreme Carv turning in icy pists :-)

MONOBELT with style!

I think MONOBELT is to good not to use...
it gives you feedback when skiing (you feel if you start to separate the knees in tricky situations) AND it also makes BOTH legs to release simultaneously from the bindnings if you crash (and if you are not skiing with fixed-binding IBEX!)

However, I do not like the inner belt that keeps the monobelt in place...Therefore I have attached it by thread and needle to my ski dress and now yet another solution to my new skidress for this season...press-buttons as shown in the pictures below...

yet another Extreme CARV superhero!

Welcome Fredrik!
Fredrik is already a winner of a Derby in Hemsedal...and now also a SUPERHERO!
Below is the updated Extreme Carv superheroes poster!

MONO_turning_radius_overview

Just a simple overview to make it easier to compare the different models...enjoy!

MONOFEVER...new film with Vanvan, Nicolas, Titou, Jimmy & Flo

Wonderful film...do not miss the cool ending!


watch it at FREERIDE

Adjustable IBEX frontbinding

As my Carving mentor (Mimo) often says: "moving the position of the bindings 1 cm can change the world!"

in fact it is easy to make the IBEX frontpiece adjustable...

NOW I am really longing for some icy pists to challange my carving technique!

DOMinique - the MONOSKI artist

Every movement and revolutionary idea needs an artist to create its visual identity.

For the monoski-movement, the creator of all logos, posters etc... has the pseudonym “DOM”.
His passion for drawing led to a professional carrier in advertising and illustration. When he rediscovered the new monoskis with carving and twin tip he realized he had to create a new style for the monoski community, evolving from the old style neon and pink-overall posters, to a more elaborate and professional graphic profile, still with a lot of humour to reflect the monoski esprit.

Since Oliver Hurtin created the French Monoski Association 2001, DOMinique

Petter has created many logos, flyers, posters and T-shirts, all for free to support the monoski movement!

see more of his work: here

So if you see him at one of the many monoski-meetings in France and Sweden/Norway, remember to say Thank You!If you want a nice poster for an event or for work, or an illustration, do not hesitate to contact him (he speaks english!)

http://petterdom.blogspirit.com/
dominique.petter@wanadoo.fr

MONO whiskey laphroaig

tomorrow it is friday ...whiskey day!
...and of course I drink my whiskey from my specially designed Esprit de Glisse Monoski whiskey cup
This is in fact an important life wisdom: associate and connect nice things with other nice things...
then when you drink whiskey you get a nice feeling of esprit de glisse and when skiing monoski you get a nice taste of laphroaig !!!!

Pavlo's dog my gentlemen!....pavlo's dog...classical conditioning using the World's favourite Islay single malt scotch whisky :-)

Extreme Carv Superheroes

The Superheroes team
- extreme Carv or DIE!

Try it ...buy it ... and become a superhero!

the DERBY trophy

Nordic Derby Championship started in Hemsedal 2008,
Hemsedal has become an annual event and 2010 we also started the Northern Light DERBY at Björkliden!

Winners so far:
Håvard Eriksen (Hemsedal 2008 and Björkliden 2010)
Rodo Gand (Hemsedal 2009)
Fredrik Forslin (Hemsedal 2010)

Håvard !

Fredrik !

RODO! (to the right)

Håvard!

BANFF foton

Monoski at BANFF at DRAKEN in Gotheburg
inspiring films, nice people and BIG interest for our Passion...the MONOSKI!
we did generate some "WOW!" from the audience and some "old-timers" got really tempted to try the new DURET boards !

mimo in action

Gunnar showing the CARVING

Lots of people during 2 days
do not miss this event next year!

MONOSKI – a short history of esprit de glisse

I have patched together a simple "article" about the history of monoski.
enjoy!


read also the excellent Carving article here