The Fat Face team headed out to Switzerland for the Ozone Snowkite Masters this week. Fat Face sponsored this event run by Fat Face Team Rider Matt Taggart from 1st-5th March at the Bernina Pass near to St Moritz in Switzerland.

The event was jam packed full of activities, competitions and parties. Top snowkiters from all over the world went head to head in a variety of contests including freestyle, cross country racing and the world's first "Best line" competition where kiters had 30 minutes to climb the mountain as high as they could, pack their kite and then free-ride down!

But, it wasn't all that extreme, for those who were new to the sport, the Ozone team were on hand to give a few pointers and get people started. After getting to grips with flying his 6 metre kite, Fat Face Team Rider Andy David donned his skis and was soon blasting up and down the open plane and hitting small kickers! Fat Face's own Marketing Team were also put through their paces with Will hitting his first kickers and Fliss who doesn't ski or snowboard, managing to get going, albeit with a lot of time sitting in the snow and some impressive crashes! Everyone had a great time though and proved that Snowkiting is not as scary or as difficult as it seems. It's actually quite easy to pick up and all who tried it were hooked and want to go back to try it again next year!

Overall it was a brilliant event and a great way to get a feel for what this exciting sport is all about. Next year there will be even more options for beginners and intermediate riders to be part of the event with "learn to snowkite" packages on offer! So, if you fancy having a go, keep an eye out here for details on next year's event or check out the website www.ozonesnowkitemasters.com

25th February

Fat Face is sponsoring the Ozone Snowkite Masters event next week. This unique Snowkiting festival in Switzerland is run by Fat Face Team Rider Matt Taggart from 1st – 5th March.

The event is open to all levels and styles of rider from around the world with the aim of encouraging more people to try Snowkiting. The event will be followed by international media, press and TV to raise the popularity of the sport to the next level and Fat Face Team Rider Andy David (Skiing) will also be giving it a go to see just how accessible the sport is for skiers! Check back here next week to see how he got on

To find out more visit the event website www.ozonesnowkitemasters.com