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Interrogation | Shaun White | Part 1
Transfer Magazine editor Russell Holt interviews arguably the worlds most decorated and influential snowboarder about all the things that matter... To him... Another side to the usual robot that is Mr Shaun White. Interesting stuff! Click here to read more on Transfer Snowboard Magazine.
September 15, 2010
From the Andes to the Coast of Chile
Algarrobo
The first stop on our coastal journey was a town by the name of Algarrobo. Once we hit the road Pablo told us our accommodation was to be a small apartment which his parents owned. Thats all he said...
As we hit the coast we were pretty much smacked in the face by an epic row of extremely luxurious apartments looking like something out of Miami or Dubai. The most amazing thing about the development was the man made lagoon that stretched for around a kilometer in between the ocean and the apartments. They have a fellow in a boat trolling the lagoon all day to keep it clean. "Thats where were staying boys"! says Pablo.
Pablo and Will working hard.
This is from one side of the lagoon.
Not a bad view.
Something.
Val Paraiso
Second leg would take us to the second biggest city in Chile, Val Paraiso which was highly recommended by Mone Monsburger. Built on a rather large hill right on the coast Val Paraiso looks to be a bit of a dirty bohemian type city over run by street dogs and graffiti. Turned out to be a shit of a place for us but provided us by far our best story of the trip so far. To type the story would be an injustice.
Rolly kidnapping some kid.
Guess what I had for breakfast!
Local hottie!
Is that Mike Vallely?
Silver service taxi.
Pichelemu & Punta Lobos
Back in the van for a four hour journey south of Val Paraiso to the small surf town of Pichelemu. King of Burton Chile Eduardo was legend enough to offer us his private cabin located a few minutes from the epic left point Punta Loboos. Is a really long left , powerfull, maybe every day you can ride for 1/4 mile without problem. We managed to score a small wave (around 3 foot on the sets) on low tide. Would be a leg burner on a decent size day for sure.
RMB and Russ suiting up for the 12°C water at Pichelemu.
Johnny and Will warming up after a sesh.
There were a couple of fun little waves on offer.
Well known point break Punta Lobos.
Seen that many sunsets I'm kinda getting sick of them. Maybe not. But a little...
The iconic rocks of Punta Lobos.
This bloke is ready for independence day. On the 18th September Chileans celebrate their road to independence from Spain started on that date in 1810.
Johnny and RMB (right) and random flexi girl (left) take in the setting sun.
September 6, 2010
Nevados De Chillán
After hearing rumours of snow falling south of Santiago the gringos decided it would be rude not to go and get a taste of some of Chiles finest white powder. We rented a van with one head light, no rego and flat tyres, jammed it full of smelly snowboard bags and even smellier humans and hit the highway.
The Resort was Nevados De Chillán, formally known as Termas De Chillán located roughly 6 hours out of Santiago. The ski resort is located 1,650 meters above sea level and has 11 lifts serving 28 marked trails, and a total of 35 km runs over 10,000 hectares of terrain. In the center is South America's longest ski run, Las Tres Marias, which has a total length of 13 km. Termas de Chillán is also known for its hot springs, with average temperatures of 60 C. The waters of these spas are sulfaltadas and contain iron, sulfur, manganese, magnesium and potassium, among other minerals. In addition are middle mineralization.
There is a bunch of on-hill ski in ski out style accommodation at the base of the lifts or you can save a few pesos and stay down the road about 20 minutes. Pretty impressive resort with tons of easily accessible lines, cliffs, shoots etc. and is host of a fairly potent sulfa smell.
T Rice was there with his entourage of about a bazillion filming for his new tv show. Looked like they had filmers filming filmers, helis shooting the filmers who are filming the other filmers. Those boys have been doing some mind blowing things.
Image:: Will Jack
Image:: Will Jack
Image:: Will Jack
The Resort was Nevados De Chillán, formally known as Termas De Chillán located roughly 6 hours out of Santiago. The ski resort is located 1,650 meters above sea level and has 11 lifts serving 28 marked trails, and a total of 35 km runs over 10,000 hectares of terrain. In the center is South America's longest ski run, Las Tres Marias, which has a total length of 13 km. Termas de Chillán is also known for its hot springs, with average temperatures of 60 C. The waters of these spas are sulfaltadas and contain iron, sulfur, manganese, magnesium and potassium, among other minerals. In addition are middle mineralization.
There is a bunch of on-hill ski in ski out style accommodation at the base of the lifts or you can save a few pesos and stay down the road about 20 minutes. Pretty impressive resort with tons of easily accessible lines, cliffs, shoots etc. and is host of a fairly potent sulfa smell.
T Rice was there with his entourage of about a bazillion filming for his new tv show. Looked like they had filmers filming filmers, helis shooting the filmers who are filming the other filmers. Those boys have been doing some mind blowing things.
Image:: Will Jack
Image:: Will Jack
Image:: Will Jack
September 3, 2010
El Colorado
Our first day on the shred we hit a resort called El Colorado which is about an hour drive from Santiago. The road on the way up are super skinny so traffic is only allowed to flow one way depending on the time of day. Conditions were warm and slushy so the park was real fun with heaps of medium to mini obstacles to keep you guessing.
The view from El Colorado. On a clear day you can see the city of Santiago. Pretty amazing view. Image:: Will Jack
Willy Jackways taking in the sunset. One of the best I have seen for sure. Image:: Will Jack
From the cafe you get an epic view of a massive pair of jeans. One size fits all! Image:: Will Jack
RMB slush fest 2010. Image:: Will Jack
The view from El Colorado. On a clear day you can see the city of Santiago. Pretty amazing view. Image:: Will Jack
Willy Jackways taking in the sunset. One of the best I have seen for sure. Image:: Will Jack
From the cafe you get an epic view of a massive pair of jeans. One size fits all! Image:: Will Jack
RMB slush fest 2010. Image:: Will Jack
Santiago
One of the many skate parks in Santiago. We hit this one on a Saturday right in the middle of a contest. ZOO!
The boys hit the church to pray for some snow.
The streets are filled with random crew trying to sell junk. Here is a kid doing the hard work for his old man.
Amongst the dilapidated dwellings there are some pretty cool old buildings. Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral.
This bloke was playing a saw down at the entrance of the train station. Crew were lined up above him throwing coins into his hat. You would probably get a similar sound from swinging a cat! Pretty funny but.
One of the many guards out the front of Palacio de La Moneda.
August 30, 2010
1st Stop CHILE
After a 3 hour flight from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand followed by another 10 hour stint we arrived in Santiao, Chile.
The Crew
The Local:
Pablo Azocar
Los Gringos
Johnny McCormack
Russ Holt
Will Jackways
RMB
Myself
My first impressions were of pleasant chaos having never been to South America before. From the moment we walked through customs the gringos were swarmed by all sorts of interesting characters wanting a piece. TAXI...
Santiago seems to be quite loose in the sense of general lifestyle and law reminding me somewhat of Kuta in Bali. I'm sure the city is fairly safe compared to other parts of South America I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, making sure I'm keeping an eye on my money and choosing appropriate times to unveil my flash looking camera as not to draw too much attention.
Other than the minor insecurities Santiago looks like a pretty interesting city. Let the adventures begin.
It begins.
The Tasman Sea.
The clouds were frothing too!
Some local graf
From the coast and throughout Santiago is quite flat however when you look you are smacked in the face by the amazement that is the Andes (the world's longest continental mountain range) which tower well over 3000m above sea level. If you look closely you can just make out the mountains through the thick city smog.
RMB.
Russ.
Will Jack.
The Crew
The Local:
Pablo Azocar
Los Gringos
Johnny McCormack
Russ Holt
Will Jackways
RMB
Myself
My first impressions were of pleasant chaos having never been to South America before. From the moment we walked through customs the gringos were swarmed by all sorts of interesting characters wanting a piece. TAXI...
Santiago seems to be quite loose in the sense of general lifestyle and law reminding me somewhat of Kuta in Bali. I'm sure the city is fairly safe compared to other parts of South America I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, making sure I'm keeping an eye on my money and choosing appropriate times to unveil my flash looking camera as not to draw too much attention.
Other than the minor insecurities Santiago looks like a pretty interesting city. Let the adventures begin.
It begins.
The Tasman Sea.
The clouds were frothing too!
Some local graf
From the coast and throughout Santiago is quite flat however when you look you are smacked in the face by the amazement that is the Andes (the world's longest continental mountain range) which tower well over 3000m above sea level. If you look closely you can just make out the mountains through the thick city smog.
RMB.
Russ.
Will Jack.
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