Everyday is not a saturday, more like a monday.

It is really spring outside. Been wearing shorts for a few days, and t-shirt is okey also. It is so smooth to not wear thick jackets and pants. 

 I just watched the video of Sigbjørn Tveit doing ALL eight switchups to 270 off. Looks like sooo much fun, and props to him for doing that like nothing. Check it here: http://vimeo.com/4359024  . 

 After watching it, I realized how much you actually can learn by just having a simple rail-setup in your garden. I will try to make a setup this year, so that I can learn some rail skills. I have never done anything sick on rails, since it scares the shit out of me. Last fall I hiked rails a lot, and in just two months I had a few tricks I was satisfied with, eventhough it wasn't crazy like Håtveit crazy (Nobody beats his skills, hehe). It was plain and simple, but my point is that you don't need 40 meter jumps and crazy rail setups that you often spot in ski-movies like RageFilms and FieldProductions.  The people in the movies have probably learned the tricks on way easier setups than shown in there.   It takes a lot of great parks and sick park-lines to beat a good rail session with your friends in the pre-season. EVENTHOUGH the setup is simple and plain. Hopefully I get to make one soon! 

Today I had my third day in a row working out in the gym here in Lillehammer. It's tough to start off the training season, but it has to be done if I want to ski as much as I want to next season without injuries.  

I went to a physio in Lillehammer today, and picked up a few pairs of soles from Vasyli. probably the most important sponsor I got today. Since my knees are pointing inward, they aren't well enough fitted to take the landings when I jump and hit rails, as normal feet would have been.  With the Vasyli soles I actually can jump further, and take down landings that would have been impossible without them. If you suffer from great pains in your knees while skiing, and easily get tired in your ancles, I would have recomended a pair of these.  www.vasyli.no

This weekend is the last competition for me this season, which is okey for now. It is in Hemsedal, Norway. Helly Hansen Crowd pleaser is the name of the game, and I am really looking foreward to it. The competition format looks like so much fun, and it will be just a chill weekend, hanging out in the sun. (I guess?) 

See you soon! Check back in later.. Peace

Page updates

As you might have seen if you've watched my blog today, there have been some bugs and troubles. But that is because the page have been going through some major changes. First up you can see the startup picture, made by my super talented friend Lasse Nyhaugen. Thank u!

And secondly, you may now advertise on my page if you feel like. Simply press the images on the side and hit me up with an e-mail. It might seem a little "off" to sell my soul like that, but since many webpages are made this way, I jump on the wave.

-Steffen-

PK Invitational finals

Yesterday I went up to Hafjell for semis and the finals for Pk's competition. It turned out pretty well at first. Go my double 10 and a few sw 9's in the semifinal. The ones that were in the semis was:

• Vegard Øye
• Halvard Thon
• Audun Linnerud
• Steffen Hamre
• Arild Tveit
• Anders Backe
• Marius Kjølseth
• Gaute Silseth
• Jens Gunhildrud
• Ole Mustad

As you might understand and know, these skiers are some of the best in Norway. And everybody was throwing down on the 21 meter stepdown that were build for this event. It was quite a large one to be just 21 meters! I placed 2nd, and Gaute Silseth 1st after the Semifinals.

In the final you had to do three jumps were two of them had to be counting and different. So two different tricks in the final, to have a chance.

I threw my best, a double 10 mute, but had to put down my hand in the soft landing. Then a sw 9 were I overrotated a bit, but still landed. My last trick had to be a sw 9 or a new double. I went for the sw 9, but got caught by the wind and released my grab.

I think I ended up 3rd or 4th, which suck. I thought I had it.. Anyways, Hemsedal is next weekend, and it's going to be sick!

Pk Inv. Testing the jump

Pk picked me up at home today, and yeah.. Arild also joined the team. See for yourself how the jump is. Arild and me fooling around in Hafjell. Enjoy!

PK Invitational

Got a message from PK here the other day, stating that he wanted me in his comp. Superstoked about that, and I think it would be a superfun session on a slushy large spring-jump!

Looks like this is going to be it. Looks pretty large, which is fun!!


Really looking foreward to have the last days of the season in Hafjell! Training and Qualifiers start on Friday, and Semis + Finals are beeing held on Saturday. Be there!

Steffen.

A little something

Me and Lasse on the way to Lillehammer, after finishing a wonderful 5 days at Beitostølen. I won the Norwegian champs BigAir, and you can read about it several places:
- http://friflyt.no/index.php?pagenr=12&articlenr=56884
- http://www.mb.no/sport/article4275016.ece
- http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/distrikt/ho/verdi/97278

I have been so lucky, to get my hands on one of the few next-years test goggles from SHRED today. They are in the new series called OMNIBOT, and one of them is this blue one, supernice!!

A little side-view. I really like the goggles, beside the fact that they are demo's only. They are probably handmade, but the factory-edition for next year will be awesome!!

My next goal is to get a pair of these little babies. The Akroid sunglasses!

I have started pumping for the beach 2009 and for next years season. It is tough, but really nice at the same time!!

See ya!

Norwegian Champ!!

Been a little slack with the updates last two days, easy explaination: I have been skiing more than ever. 24 hours of straight up skiing over 3 days! Yesterday was crazy. ) 9 hours of skiing. Camp-coach, competitor x 2. First up was the Norwegian champs big-air. Which I won, and it was about 60 competitors in it. I did a doublecork 1080 mutegrab, to the bottom of the landing. Superstoked to win that for the second time in my life. It's really not a big competition known by the skiers, but for the rest of the country it is.

After finishing first, I headed up to start once again to qualify to the slopestyle finals. I went on with a unatural 540 - sw 900 to a blind 450 out of the rail. I placed 5th in the finals (Thomas Dølplads won), and I was so tired I could barely stand up. I did a unatural 540 - doublecork 1080 without a grab and absolutely no controll, what so ever! And then after taking it to the bottom I did a blind 450 out of the rail.

Just got back home from Lillehammer, supertired right now, but happy about my skiing these days. I really got into the rail-game in the Beito session2953 park. Superfun to do pretzels on real rails again!

Tomorrow it's time to get down to business. Working out in the gym, and start off with eating right and stuff. Looking foreward to Helly crowd-pleaser in Hemsedal 1st of May, and then summer!!

Peace!

Beito day 1

Day 1 of Quiksilver-camp and Session 2953 went on with sunny weather, lots and lots of people and sick tricks.


You can follow the campers on this link right HERE with photos and videos.

I am here with Thomas Dølpads and Lasse Nyhaugen (both coaches), and a whole shitload of people from all over Norway! Skiing 7 hours straight today made my body feel slack, and I really need a good night of sleep tonight!! baaah..

See you around, more to come! Follow the link for live updates throughout the days.

Steffmeister..

Beitostølen

Tonight I drove up to Beitostølen, a 2-hour drive from Lillehammer, to take part in the event up here. Session 2953.


It's a hangout park-session with a camp for youths. I am a coach on the camp, and I am really looking foreward to a weekend filled with skiing and chillout. I also went up to the park with andreas, the park-manager up here to see how the park is getting. And to be honest, it looks like so much fun!!



Just two totally random shots from the snow-cat. The main-jump and a barrel-bonk setup.

Gotta go to bed, supertired right now!

Ciao, see you here !

Lillehammer, job search!

Since I don't have sponsors that are paying me money (no secret, really), I need to find myself a job this off-season as well. I guess the life as a pro skier is far away yet, can't ski the year around with no money!

Me and Ida are currently working on the house, and hopefully we get to move in soon. I am in Lillehammer right now, and I am searching for jobs. It is hard these times, nobody has anything to offer. So if you live nearby here, and know somebody who need an extra hand, don't wait with telling me!

Blaaah.. this sucks.

Picture mania vol.2

Today was my and Ida's last day at Storlien and back home. Sunny warm spring-weather couldn't stop us from skiing while the wind was blowing! I'm just going to sum this up as my best easter-holiday ever, and give you the picture mania vol.2 brought to you by Ida, through her camera. Enjoy!

Storlien ski-resort. Sunny sunny easter ending!

Ida & Me. Smiley!

Smiley vol.2 - Ida.

No, it's not a head-banger if you think! It's a handplant frontflip!

You know!! Just hanging out there, doing my thing!

Just getting there..

Creamy-butter 360!

Yup, frontflip out down the drop.

Bonk!!

Me and Even switched gear today!! So fun trying to snowboard for the first time! I totally forgot the time and place. Think I shreded non-stop for three hours while Even was skiing. Even learned to to a grab or two + a 180. Chyeah!

Steeezin it!

Random trampoline shot, hanging in there!


Thanks to Ida for shooting

Picture mania, Storlien!

Nothing much to say over the last couple of days. I've just been hanging out with friends at Storlien, and did a little bit of partying.

Yesterday Ida came up from Lillehammer, paying me a visit in the easter time. Easter is a break in the ski-season for many I guess. While traveling and competing all over the world, it is time to hang out where you learned how to ski and see things in a whole new perspective. Ida shot some pictures of me and Ørjan Lier today, and they turned out pretty nice! I also put out my trampoline for the summer-season.

Superman got stuck in the cloning-machine. Turned out to be a good idea after all!

A little smile for the camera.

High mute, corkish 7.

Just learned the funniest trick! Backflip japan!

Just hanging out, doing my thing..

The smiley-face herself!

Enjoying the beautiful weather and the view. Pretty nice day!

Switching it out 540 with a twist of ghetto in it.

Well howdy! stretching out, trying to make it a superman. Clark Kent, watch out!

Can't complain when you get days like this! I'm not!

Goody, ran straight away from the car to the tramp. Felt like doing a japan!!

Three days of fun!!

The last three days have been so sick!! First I had a good days at Storlien, then it all started with the 2nd spot in Swedish Open, competing in JOI on the largest jump seen in competition history (I promise you), and then the sickest party. The day after I headed straight to Storlien again (40 min drive from Åre), and attended the SportExtreme jumpalot competition. (BigAir). Which I won, piiimp. Allways good to perform well in your home surroundings!

My helmetcam is starting to be my best friend, and it is not even any big deal wearing it on top of my helmet!

Follow me around Storlien park and the competition jump at Storlien for a day in this video. enjoy!

My best moment so far !!

Today was the Jon Olsson Invitational in Åre, Sweden.

I was scared to death by the jump and could barely relax yesterday. But Once we got to test the jump in wind and rain tonight it turned out to be awesome!! 30 meters flat and 60 meters of landing. The kicker was 5 meters high and you could jump about 10 meters above the flat.

I got my double/wooble 10 mute 10 minutes before the comp started and I did it two times in the qualifiers. It was awesome to see how the level of skiing was, and I am soo stoked to be a part of it, finally!! After watching it for four years I was glad to finally get into it!

Russ Henshaw won before Andreas Håtveit and Oscar/JonO got split third!

Good luck to Pk that hurted his neck during his first run (doublecork 10 to the bottom, 60-70 meters). Crossing my fingers for your neck, NOT to be broken!

Now it is party at Bygget, and then straight to Storlien tomorrow morning for SportExtreme jumpalot big air comp.

Sick!!

Peace, Steffs

Helmet-cam test

Helmet-cam test at Storlien, Sweden from Steffen Hamre on Vimeo.

2nd place in Swedish Open, JOI next up!!!

I drove to Åre from Storlien today to witness some of the best skiing I have seen by unknown and semi-unknown riders ever!

Doublecorks, sw doubles, 1260's and a whole bunch of 10's.


After a good qualify-result, I took home the 2nd spot behind Frido Fredricsson in the final. I am so stoked right now that it cannot be said. At the same time one of my biggest dreams since I started skiing came true today! I got a black JOI key, which means that I get to attend the Jon Olsson Invitational competition tomorrow evening in Åre, Sweden. I am scared to death by the jump ( 33 m to sweet-spot), but at the same time it looks pretty smooth.

Come to Åre tomorrow night, at 7.00 PM to witness the sickest skiing competition world has ever seen. ( After watching the three past JOI events, I think I know what I am talking about!)

Puh.. My body is so tired and dead. I wanna go to sleep.

Ciao, S.R.H

Helmetcam and building

Today Ihave been shredding the park in Storlien, sweden with Ørjan Lier and I brought out my new helmetcam from SPORT EXTREME. Thank you guys!!

I will try to make an edit tonight and put up!!

Right now, believe it or not I am sitting in a snow-cat re-building a jump on Storlien. On Saturday Sport-extreme is arranging a bigair comp here, and we are currently working on that specific jump. And I think it is getting along pretty well.

Tomorrow I'm attending the Swedish Open in ÅRe, to hopefully qualify to JOI on Friday. That would be a dream come true for me. So we would see.

Hang on !!