London Ski Show Week

This past week the entire ski community descended upon London for the yearly ski show. As well as catching up with friends and endless partying there was some skiing action on the snowflex quarter pipe they built in the exhibition centre. First off was the best of Brits comp where the local talent battled out in front of the massive crowd. It was Mike Wakefield who came out on top despite only having been on skis for the past week after a broken back from the previous season. It was an amazing achievement and really showed how well he could get straight back into the top of his game! Next up was the international competition the London Ride. As well as the top Brits, a host of Europe’s best riders including Flo Weiser and Henrik Harlaut showed up for the event. Paddy Graham showed he could compete with the best by coming 3rd with a massive 720. Swedish rider Henrik Harlaut came in 2nd with a fully tweaked nose mute 7, It was however Mike Wakefield who once again took gold with his signature trick the Wake and bake. The level of riding was awesome and it was great to get some more shots of riding in the UK for another ‘Skiing in Britain’ extra feature on next years DVD. For full event coverage go to thelondonride.com

Nic

Photos By Rohan Shastri