The DC Area 43 Mottaret park in Meribel saw 3 days of fun and shred from an all-star cast, despite the changing weather.

The DC Chalet has been busy all season long but last week was kind of the apotheose of a full, fun and productive season for the DC crew. For this final gathering, some of the team’s superstars showed up, as well as most of the Euro, French, GB and Spanish teams. Check it: Lauri Heskari, Mat Schaer, Piotr Janosz, Jani Sorasalmi, Elias Veijola, Rachida Aoulad, Dimitri Biau, Petr Horak, Mons Roisland, amazing 8 year old Benni Fridbjornsson, Lucas Benacchio, Franck Moissonnier… The list was long, and the show at the bottom of the piste on Wednesday was epic. The minishred course built after a first day on the park was taken by force by thousand of tourists and seasonnaires at the Rond Point, and 8 year old Benni pretty much killed it and got the respect of the crowd with pretty nice airs on the corner and frontflips on the volcano.

Lauri also brought his friends Eero Ettala and Heikki Sorsa along to film some ore for the fifth episode of Cooking with Gas season 2. They also represented proudly on that minishred session by throwing some of the biggest airs of the day, way above an half drunk half ecstatic crowd.

The park was where the stuff happened all season but for the Shred Days it all started on a street rail the night before: Jani and Elias pretty much destroyed a super long rail in Mottaret village – didn’t count the stairs but it was freaking long before the things even started. At least Elias will go back home with a banger, because injury didn’t leave him alone for very long: the gap flat down on the park punished a front board with a bad slam on the shoulder. And on the same day, Basa Stevulova, who was around with the rest of the Roxy crew, took also a super hard slam on the rail into town (the one from the first night), and had to go to hospital for a head check – she’s now fine. In the park earlier that day, Elias and Jani managed to transfer the massive hip in the middle of the park – that’s just before Elias got hurt… While Lucas and the Frenchies were concentrating on 7s from the two mid down kickers.

The second day on the park was pretty foggy and white, but that didn’t stop neither the little boardercross style course, country by country – I think the Frenchies won this – nor the BBQ up the hill. But you know, the Shred Days are also about the parties, and every night was a great night, filled with surprises, like this amazing magician playing tricks to Lauri and his friends.

The final day was more mellow, and the visit to the park got shortened by a pretty wintery weather. But the mission was easily accomplished, and that’s not even talking about the final night with concert on the ice ring, lead by Ministry of Sound / London.

Thanks again DC for the great times, we always love to come to Meribel, and we’ll be back!

More photos here: www.facebook.com/DC.Area43

The good blokes at Postland Theory have just dropped the teaser for their new movie, Periscoping. Those flatlanders are bossing it right now!

Even though we spent time under sea level this winter we had our eyes on shore, discovering new lands and prepping new recruits to touch sand.

Featuring: Bob Van Unnik, Cees Wille, Gerben Verweij, Joey Van Essen, Kas Lemmens, Luc Buthker, Max De Vries, Rachida Aoulad, Steef Van Der Meer, Wessel Van Lierop, Will Smith.

Thanks To: Bataleon, BigAirBag, GoPro, GVconstructions, Holden, LA River, Sabre, Vans, Onboard, theMustachio

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Rachida Aoulad El Haj Amar is one of the best female fridge riders around. Trust us. And her other videos, like this one, or this.

Anyone who associates girls’ rail riding with harsh zeaches at low speed NEEDS to check out this “Welcome to Switchback” edit from Dutch ripper Rachida Aoulad El Haj Amar because she is one talented lady. Tech moves at high speed is the name of the game for Rachida and it’s a game she makes look ridiculously easy!

She took her second consecutive victory at Rock A Rail in The Hague last month and the Dutch scene is already totally familiar with her sick riding and style. We are stoked to welcome her as the first lady of the Switchback team and you should all look out for her this winter!

Edit by Dutch video wizard Tim Schiphorst.