Hannah Trigger

Northstar

2012-01-20T13:14:00.000-08:00

Last week I travelled to Northstar in Tahoe for the Revolution Tour. The California weather did not disappoint, every day was a sunny 40-50 degrees(5-10celsius). Unfortunately at the moment the resort is reminiscent of early season in the Australian mountains, grass and rocks. However they've still managed to put together a fun park and one of, if not the best pipes I've ever ridden.

I didn't do as well as I'd hoped in the comp. I qualified third but then sat down on both my runs in the final, finishing in 6th place.

Pray for snow

Happy Holidays

2011-12-29T18:35:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I had a great christmas here in Colorado with my room mates. We had plenty of presents to open in the morning and Janina cooked up a delicious feast for everyone.

Early morning before the crowds

Long lift lines suck

We found this injured coyote in the bottom of the pipe yesterday. I think it had to be put down. Sad :(

Back in Colorado

2011-12-21T19:27:00.000-08:00

Today was my first day riding at Breckenridge this season. The last week or so I've been riding Copper which has been great fun, but I was keen to go and check out Breck's pipe. It was good as always so I hiked for a couple of hours to avoid the huge lift lines of holiday makers. Christmas break is not really a great time to be riding but if your willing to hike you get the pipe almost to yourself.

It was snowing when I woke up this morning and continued lightly throughout the day. Were definitely in need of more snow so hopefully it continues for a spectacular white christmas.

Bex getting rid of the lactic acid after riding

Picking up some nutritious snacks at Super Target

Up up and away

2011-11-20T04:43:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow I fly out to the USA. I'm really sad to leave the Australian summer behind but at the same time I can't wait to get back on snow. Big thanks to Burton and Oakley for my new gear.

Land of the long white cloud

2011-10-12T01:26:00.000-07:00

Last week here in NZ we had beautiful sunny skies everyday, but so far this week isn't the warm spring weather we were hoping for. Monday and Tuesday were scheduled days off as the forecast wasn't looking so flash and everyone was in need of some rest.

Today was our first day back up at Cardrona for the last week of spring camp. When I woke up it was wet, miserable and foggy and it got no better by the time I reached the mountain. Despite the conditions I ended up having a great morning riding just working on simple but important things.

At the top of the pipe, riding into the unknown

The airbag set up and a short lived break from the whiteout

Cardrona Spring Camp

2011-10-05T01:51:00.000-07:00

I am back in New Zealand and today was our third day up at Cardrona. They have a great spring camp set up with an airbag, halfpipe and slopestyle course. Yesterday was a whiteout and we only got three runs in before they called it off at 10am but today the weather was beautiful. Hopefully it will stay that way for the rest of my time here.

NZ take two

2011-10-01T04:40:00.000-07:00

Packing again! I'm heading back to NZ for a short spring camp. It should be a soft and fun pipe at Cardrona and it'll be great to ride and see my friends again.

Also Burton have sent me a new board to try out, The Fortress. It's a little stiffer than my Feelgood(which I love), so I'm interested to see how it goes.

Stay tuned for updates from NZ....

Go CATS!!

Malibu lovin

2011-09-21T16:07:00.000-07:00

A few months back I asked dad for a new Mal. It didn't take any convincing as he was keen to experiment with a new shape, one that would be particularly good for nose riding.
Not long after "The Brew" was born.

It features:

At 23" wide and a much fuller nose area (19"@ 12 up) this shape is very stable for walking and provides for longer time on the nose.
A 3/8" deep teardrop concave provides lift.
The bottom shape is a combination of roll and vee, with ultra soft rails right through to the tail to drag it down when hanging your toes off the other end.
A larger than normal fin is essential to eliminate slide and hold the line set for the ultimate noseride.

Walter White & Jesse Pinkman aka Dad & Mawson in the shaping bay

Point Leo glassing factory

Our new boards before they hit the water

Mahalo dad :)

World Cup @ Cardrona

2011-08-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

The WC Halfpipe was run this past weekend at Cardrona. Unfortunately it did not go as planned for me. On my first run I made an error and took off early for my front 5 landing on the deck and then bouncing back into the flat bottom 22 ft below. I was unable to take my second run but luckily nothing major was wrong and I'm just feeling stiff and sore now.

Holly and Nate both did well placing 2nd and 4th.

Womens results:

1. Xuetong Cai China

2. Holly Crawford Australia

3. Ursina Haller Switzerland

Mens:

1. Janne Korpi Finland

2. Yiwoi Zhang China

3. Dimi DE Jong Holland

Sunny Days in NZ

2011-08-21T22:07:00.000-07:00

I made it out of Christchurch! Four days of blizzard conditions, hours of standing in queues and many telephone calls later I finally got a flight to Queenstown. Woo hoo! What a relief!

Upon arrival I was greeted with beautiful sunny skies and it hasn't changed since. I've had four days riding now at Cardrona and everyday has been great. The pipe is fun and the snow is good.

I'm staying in Wanaka with my friend Paula Mitchell, I love it here. NZ is so beautiful(when its sunny) and Lake Wanaka is no exception. Here is some photos from the last few days.

On the hill before 7am yesterday. Yawn.

Watching the sunrise at Cardrona

Early morning Cardrona pipe

Kelly Marren's birthday party last night. Thanks for the fun and food!

This guy ate appetizers, two large mains and two desserts. Tummy Ache?

Stuck in a winter storm

2011-08-15T02:44:00.000-07:00

Early yesterday morning my dad dropped me off at Melbourne airport for my three hour flight to Queenstown, NZ. It all went smoothly, we made our decent but just seconds before the tarmac the pilot hit the throttle and accelerated rapidly back up into the sky. We were re-routed to Christchurch as it was unsafe to land in the blizzard conditions.

I was re-booked on a flight at 8 am this morning but when I awoke to howling winds and snow I knew it was not going to happen. I arrived at the airport to see all flights had been cancelled. They got our hopes up with talks of shuttle buses but that was impossible with every road into Queenstown closed.

So I'm back in the airport hotel again tonight and most likely tomorrow night as well. I'm hoping for an improvement in the weather but looking out my window now it looks like the 50 year storm :(

This was the highlight of my day..... Jealous Ellen Trigger?

Sunny days at Hotham

2011-08-03T05:54:00.001-07:00

Last week I spent some time at Hotham with my family. Everyday was beautiful and sunny, perfect snowboarding weather. We rode just about everywhere and did plenty of Village Loops(one of my faves). There was a few fun rails and boxes in the Basin Rail Park which I was really enjoying, it's amazing how much fun you can have on such simple things.

Back on Snow

2011-07-20T16:30:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I went up to Hotham for the first time this season. You would be excused for thinking it was already the middle of August, with the whole mountain open and plenty of snow coverage. On Monday we woke up to fresh snow and had great powder runs all morning.

The Wild West

2011-06-03T04:49:00.000-07:00

Dad and I had a fantastic trip to Western Australia. We snorkeled with more fish than I've ever seen, saw the most beautiful sunsets, star gazed at night and met some great people. You couldn't escape the heat during the day, the bugs were relentless at night, I couldn't surf the fun looking waves and the deserted roads were bumpier than a mogul run, but I loved it.

Crowded camping grounds

Deserted beach

Dead flat day at the Bluff

Cooper & Tyson were bodyboarding down the sandunes

Dad surfing solo early morning

Some people drove in

Others got bogged and had to walk in

Swimming with an 8 metre whale shark

One of these whale sharks is a man eater but I'm not sure which one

Everyone should experience this, even you

USA photos

2011-04-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Breckenridge Pipe

Breck Pipe

Copper Pipe

This day we woke up to over 2ft (66cms) of fresh snow

We hiked out for an epic pow run

Jarryd & I

I had so much fun with these girls. Kate, Paula & Bex

Paula, myself & Bex in our house uniform

Messing around at Breckenridge hat store

Haha Kate

Do I look better as a blonde?

I love Mexican

Boreal Mtn in Tahoe

The view from our hotel room in Hawaii

This is out front of Magum P.I's house. He swam here in almost every episode.

Take me back there now!

Done and Dusted

2011-04-14T05:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I arrived back in Australia after a really fun four months in the States. Unfortunately on my 4th last day I had a fall in the pipe and fractured my scapula. Its nothing major, I'm in a sling now but in 6-8 weeks it will be fully healed and good to go. The worst part is my dad and I have a surf trip booked for the 1st May and now I won't be able to surf. Looks like I'll just be working on my tan.

The mountains record how many days you ride when they scan your pass each day. These are my stats for this season.

Breckenridge, Colorado: 45 days
Copper Mtn, Colorado: 20 days
Keystone Mtn, Colorado: 1 day
Canada Olympic Park: 3 days
Boreal Mtn, California: 2 days
Beaches in Hawaii: 13 days

Stay tuned for some photos.

Miss Superpark

2011-04-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week I went along with Bex to Miss Superpark at Keystone. It's a week long event where girls ride the specially made park and get photos for Snowboarder magazine. Have a look at these shots I took. Some of the features were pretty intimidating.

Sweet snow to the spring

2011-03-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

So much for warm and sunny spring weather. I woke up this morning to see Breck had received a foot of fresh snow overnight, so I got up the hill early and had some pretty fun runs until it got tracked out. It's still coming down outside now so it could be another powder day tomorrow.
Here is a few shots from today. Unfortunately my battery died during the first run.

20 seconds in pipe

2011-03-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

Today was another lovely spring day at Breck. Jarryd left his Go Pro running on the side of the pipe and I got caught on candid camera a few times.

Back 9

2011-03-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

Today was great! It was sunny and really warm, especially hiking the pipe. Its Spring break here in the USA so the lift lines were packed but luckily the pipe was just about empty.

The best part about today was that I learnt a new trick, a Back 9. I was so happy! I was a little nervous going for the first one but I just spun harder than a back 5 and it came around. Stoked!

This video is from my third attempt.

Good weather at last

2011-03-10T15:52:00.000-08:00

The past week in Breckenridge hasn't been ideal. We haven't even been able to ride the pipe because of the snow and lack of visibility. However it finally came good yesterday afternoon and today I awoke to a perfect blue sky. I'm hoping it will stay this way for the rest of my time here.

Also be sure to check out the Burton US Open thats happening this week. You can watch it live here http://opensnowboarding.com/Coverage.aspx?openid=USO
My good friend and housemate Rebecca Sinclair from NZ qualified 4th for the halfpipe finals on Saturday. Go Bex!!!!

Back in Colorado again

2011-02-27T18:38:00.000-08:00

I'm back in Colorado now after my trip to Hawaii. It was fantastic! Perfect sunny weather almost everyday and plenty of surfing, snorkeling, shopping and sun baking. I miss it already. I'm happy to be back at the snow though, I only have a month left here. I can't believe it, the time has flown by.

Hawaii ♥

2011-02-18T00:39:00.001-08:00

I'm in Hawaii!!! I flew here straight from the Rev Tour in Boreal, it was so good to arrive and step out of the airport into tropical weather. I love it!! I'm here taking a break from the snow with my aunty and friend. I thought I'd be giving my body a rest but I've been completely worn out everyday from surfing and walking everywhere. I'll have to do more relaxing.

Flipper & friends

Banana, coconut & pineapple shave ice. Delicious!

Mr Turtle chilling in the sun

Sunset Beach

Rev Tour

2011-02-10T18:11:00.000-08:00

Another stunning day in sunny California. Girls pipe qualifications were first thing this morning at Boreal. I made it through into the finals but then fell on both of my final runs and ended up in 5th.

Trigger Bros team rider and my good friend Jarryd Williams won the mens event. So stoked for him!! He rode really well and was boosting. I filmed one of his qualifying runs. Check it out below.

Jarryd and Jase at the top

Tahoe

2011-02-09T15:44:00.000-08:00

Last night I arrived in Tahoe. I am here with ISTC for the Boreal stop of the Revolution Tour. It was beautiful and sunny all day, about 40 degrees(5 celsius), which is a nice change from the freezing cold temperatures at Breckenridge.

We had training today and are competing tomorrow. The pipe is an 18 footer which feels very very small compared to the 22ft superpipes we've been riding but I had fun in it today so hopefully all goes well and I land my run tomorrow.

Boreal's air bag set up

Canadian Open Qualifiers

2011-02-01T22:12:00.000-08:00

Today I had qualifiers at the Canadian Open in Calgary. My first competition in two years, wooo! We had a day of training yesterday(when it was -34 celsius!!) to get used to the pipe, it's was pretty challenging to ride, definitely not as close to perfection as the Breckenridge halfpipe. I was first to drop and landed my run but put my hand down on my back 5. I crashed my 2nd run and ended up in 9th. The top 5 girls move onto semis so I was dissapointed to miss the cut however they may be taking more girls through. I find out in the morning so fingers crossed!

Mikaela, Danielle, Myself & Karly at the top

The view of Canada Olympic Park from our hotel room, basically a slope on the side of a highway

Denver Day Out

2011-01-27T20:23:00.000-08:00

Today Bex and I drove down to Denver for the SIA Snow Show. It was huge! The convention centre was filled with hundreds of companies all showing their 2012 gear. It was definitely an amazing place to be if your into snowboarding. Afterwards we went shopping at Cherry Creek Mall then drove around exploring the streets of Denver.

Vans were giving out free waffles

Ride snowboards booth

Some of Burton's 2012 boards

The originals

Set my new record 130 miles per hour. That's 200km!!

Just kidding, our speedo broke

Still snowing

2011-01-22T19:58:00.000-08:00

It's been very snowy the past few days, Breckenridge got another 7 inches(18 cm) overnight. We had hoped to ride the pipe today but it was filled with knee deep powder. Instead we went free riding until a huge whiteout came in then we called it a day.

Here is some Go Pro footage from our pow day earlier this week.

2ft of fresh @ Breck!!

2011-01-18T15:27:00.000-08:00

Today we awoke to find out Breck had received two feet of snow in the past 24 hours. Woo hoo!! We got ready, jumped in the car and headed up the hill as quickly as possible. I was riding with fellow Trigger Bros team rider Jarryd Williams and Buller local Jack Rockman. It was one of the best powder days I've ever had, except for the hundreds of other people all eager to get their own fresh tracks. We took a 20 minute hike to escape the crowds and it definitely paid off, some of my best pow turns ever.

This mornings snow report

Stoked

Jack almost buried

The boys mid hike

Almost there

At the top

Jarryd in foreground, I'm in background

Spraying some snow. Loving it :)

Shaun White @ Breck

2011-01-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

Another fun day of riding today at Breck. The pipe has been in great shape lately, if only the clouds would stay away then it would be perfect. Shaun White was out and about shredding the park with Robbie Walker. Hopefully I'll get to see him taking some runs through the pipe.

Shaun & I. I need to work on my Smizing (smiling with my eyes)

Shaun

Robbie

Woodward

2011-01-10T17:59:00.000-08:00

I dropped by Woodward at Copper Mountain yesterday with Paula Mitchell. The place is a kids paradise and pretty amazing set up. Unfortunately foam and trampolines aren't always safe, this is where Paula did her knee.

Bruised

2011-01-03T19:50:00.000-08:00

I bruised my hip the other day. I don't bruise easily so I was pretty happy with this one. On a serious injury note, my housemate and dear friend Paula has done her ACL. I'm devastated for her, injuries really really suck! You can check out her website here http://paulamitchellsnowboarder.com/home Apparently she is going to be blogging everyday now with her new found free time.

Last day of 2010

2010-12-31T18:43:00.000-08:00

Today was -25 degrees, a good day not to be riding the chairlift. Here are some photos from our day in Silverthorne.

Target is huge. You can buy everything there including your groceries.

Why walk? These are way more fun

Mexican for lunch, mmm.

Grilled Mahi Mahi tacos, yummm!

Ice cream flavored gum whattt!

It's the most wonderful time of the year

2010-12-25T21:42:00.000-08:00

I love Christmas!! After waking up early to open our presents Bex, Paula and I headed to Breck for a leisurely snowboard and lunch. We even met Santa who was taking some time out on the slopes after his big night delivering gifts. It was a beautiful blue sky day followed up with a big dinner feast with a house full of Kiwis. Only 364 days till next Christmas, bring it on!

Breck's super long pipe

Its beginning to look a lot like christmas

2010-12-22T20:58:00.000-08:00

Our gingerbread masterpiece!

On the road

2010-12-21T14:37:00.000-08:00

We bought a car! A 94 Honda Civic, style and performance.

Marvelous Monday

2010-12-20T19:21:00.000-08:00

What an awesome day today was! It's been snowing non stop for the past three days so Bex and I headed to Copper early to get first tracks. It was one of the most fun days in the powder ever, with plenty of face shots and just as many stacks. After that we went to gym, shopping in Target, decorated our christmas tree and ended with an intense Rock Band session. Good times!

Our mini tree fresh from the forest

Colorado

2010-12-19T10:31:00.000-08:00

I've been in Colorado for 12 days now and am having a fantastic time so far. Friday was a bluebird at Copper and I had the best day ever riding with the girls. It feels great to do some runs through the pipe after a 20 month break from it.