TV Mountain’s Chamonix Snow Report: Col du Chardonnet

Col du Chardonnet

It may be getting harder to find freshies but the first warm, sunny days in weeks means only the most hardcore whingers are complaining.

Chamonix-meteo calling 5-20cm at 1000m with the disclaimer, “Snow amount depending partly on the barrier effect against the northern slopes of the massifs is difficult to evaluate.” Everyone else guessing between 3-7cm at 2000m with nothing else forecast for the next few days.

Did I mention the sun’s out?

Big thanks TV Mountain, Chamonix.net, Fanny Gras and Michel Bordet. Diggin’ the music on this one.

Rats in the Shadow or The Shocking Truth Behind My Big Black Eye by Nate Wallace

Chamonix

Just another day out with Nate, Yo, Bullitt, Thor, Seth, Maria, Oli, Plake and American Dave.

Shout out to Nate for the footy. Keep your eyes on the fall line, amigo.

Chamonix

One Step Beyond: Géraldine Fasnacht Through the Eyes of Seb Montaz

One Step Beyond

“In life, it’s our choice whether we laugh or cry.”

If there’s anyone who’s had reason to cry it’s snowboarder, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer Géraldine Fasnacht. To understand what this young woman has been through and how she’s found the inner strength to bounce back is a testament to her extraordinary character.

T. Rice Supernatural – Bullets For Everybody

Supernatural

Newsflash! Scientists have discovered life outside the bubble.

Snowboarding

Felix Hentz Rest in Peace

Blessed are the dead,

for they have been given wings to fly.

Milner’s Waffle House: Terje and Jeremy Show Us Their Guns

Chamonix

It goes without saying that snowboarding is one of the funnest things you can do in the mountains with your trousers on. But hey, coming in an awfully close second is shooting guns, which is why serial waffler, Mr Dan ‘Pro Lens (Amateur Body)’ Milner has come up with the ingenious idea of putting it all together in a slide show.

And as if that’s not enough, the ones doing all the shootin’ (or would that be chutin’?) are some of the sport’s most legendary figures: Jeremy Jones, The Cat and, it goes without saying, the lovely and talented Angie Wardell.

Tonight, 20:30, don’t forget your heckle hat.

Chamonix Job Alert: EpicTV Looking For Video Production Manager

EpicTVEwwww, there’s that nasty ‘J’ word again. I don’t know why but for some reason it’s slimy tentacles seem to be creeping far too often into a blog whose sole existence is the direct antithesis of everything w@%k-related.

Nevertheless, I’ve heard there are people out there who believe in some sort of hazy concept called ‘balance’ which to me has a lot more to with staying on top of my bike than working, but there you go. And hey, as far as the ‘J’ word goes, you could do a lot worse than w@%king with a good crew of people at a dynamic startup that’s fully dedicated to all the fun you’d be having if you didn’t have a j – o – b.

Open position: Video Production Manager for EpicTV

EpicTV is a new Video-On-Demand service focusing on adventure sports and lifestyle. The service will launch this spring and we are now looking for a skilled production manager to work on our daily video podcasts from our studio in Chamonix.

The job is simple: shoot and record our podcasts with state-of-the-art equipment; do a quick, award-winning edit; upload podcasts to numerous online services including iTunes and YouTube.

What are we looking for

- Telented video producer who can shoot and quickly edit professional looking videos
- Passionate about outdoor sports, journalism and building something new
- Creativity with an eye for detail and graphics quality
- English (essential), English & French (triple bonus points), English, French & Italian (start packing your bags, you’re hired!)

What we offer

- Long hours in a dark room staring at computer monitors while everyone else is out skiing.
- Cute, loveable, hyperactive office dog.
- Official place (some would call it forced) on Ransu’s pub quiz team.                      – Full-time contract on an exciting project at one of the best mountain towns in the world. Contract period is negotiable.
- Competitive salary and Mont Blanc Unlimited season pass (of course)
- Opportunity to create something new and cool: You would be a key player on our video production team.

If this sounds interesting to you and you have the skills to be a part of the EpicTV team, go ahead and impress us. Email your CV and links to your previous productions to jobs@epictv.com.