A very crowded lunch hall thanks to the weatherAll hands on deck for the wind stormBurton UK's Chris Allso with the ladies Feel Good Flying V and the Talent ScoutBurton UK's Chris Allso with the Mala Vita & Mission bindingsBurton UK's Chris Allso with the men's Branch Manager & Trick PonyChoppy Water's Nicolas Wendelken showing Flux's new R2 binding - a product of the old RL & RK binders and also the high end freeride binding the DS with honeycomb detail on strapsElectric's Charger - a good general purpose price point goggleElectric's Electrolite super low weight goggleElectric's LeoEndeavor's Board of Directors with 3D core profiling shown by Sam NobleEndeavor's KTV with lighter weight wood core and kevlar reinforcements through tip and tailFlow's Eastern France Country Manager Eymeric Ojardias with their Whiteout & Solitude snowboardsGood Question's Sébastien Lépine showing Arbor's Bryan Iguchi splitboard and Mark Carter's all mountain beast, the ClovisGood Question's Sébastien Lépine showing Stepchild's Sleazy Rider and FIX Bindings' Magnum & Trace modelsHytrade (Spacecraft, Smokin' Snowboards, Remind Insolves, Dupraz UK)'s Duncan Craig & friend JelleK2 France's Jeff Rochas with the 87 & the Bottle RocketNever Summer's Brand Manager (UK, France & Benelux) with the Proto Type 2 and the 25, their limited edition model to celebrate their 25th anniversary.Nidecker CMO Thierry Kunz showing their all new range, focusing purely on freeride and carving. Thierry showing the all mountain Escape board and their extremely light Ultralight - tried, tested and approved by riders on the Freeride World Tour.Drake's Product Manager Davide Smania with their Guerilla, weighing in shorter and wider for a better backcountry experience and also showing the DFI, their traditional cambered freestyle snowboard made with fibreglass.Fabrice Piccamiglio from Sportpulsion showing us the Mountain Twin all the new Jones Flagship with a new spooned nose, ABS recycled sidewalls and bassalt instead of carbon makes for a greener snowboardFabrice with Slash's jib board, the Spectrum and also Gigi's cambered pro model the ATVSportpulsion's Serge with YES's 420 PH (Powder Hull), adding their hull technology to the front for increased float while the back scoop acts like an exhaust. Also the Standard - their reactive, precise and powerful camber charger. Nitro's French Sales Reps Adrien with the Uber Spoon & Thomas with the HighlanderPhilipp Kämmerer - Rome Sales & Marketing Manager Europe with the all new Targa binding at the Sawtooth - the little brother of their Mountain Division - an all mountain freeride number.Verdad's DJ8 - soft at low speed and stiffens at high speedVerdad's Topical Storm with Caribbean touchVerdad's Yannick, Demir and Pesk.Volcom stand inside main tent.Volcom's Laura and JanVolcom's TV2 super lightweight and super high breathability...Despite being wet down in the test village, things got better higher up..A healthy queue of testers looking to get above the rain and into the white stuffA wet test centreA wet test centreA wet test centrePlenty of white up top686's European Brand Manager Stéphane Grenet with their Real Tree (hunting brand) collab jacket and the Field jacket in new addition to the team Tor Lundström's colourway/designAmplid's Rich Ewbank stoked on their revamped Morning Glory with new honeycomb inserts and ther Unweight with a new shape, giving more surface area in the nose and less in the tale, giving a smoother active surface areaDakine standDakine women's high end Highline gloveDakine's Marco, Julie and AlexDakine's new style, the Maverick short cuff leather Gore-Tex gloveDragon's European TM Sam Nelson with their X2 and optimized lens. For 16/17 Dragon's big story is their Polarize / Photochromic / Optimized storyDragon's EMEA Sales & Marketing Manager Craig Smith with the NFXs and Transitions lensLow Pressure Studio - Eiki's pro model graphicLow Pressure Studio - Bataleon stopped prouction of Whitegold and focused their freeride attention on the One. French Marketing Manager & International Team Manager Julien Haricot (Larrogs) with Bataleon's The ONE and Camel Toe snowboards. Also Switchback's (L-R) Heater, Session, Up and Eiki pro model bindingsLow Pressure Studio - French Marketing Manager & International Team Manager Julien Haricot (Larrogs) with the Halldor Lobster pro model and the brand's first all mountain snowboard, the SenderMervin's PR & Marketing Manager Julia Mantler showcasing Bent Metal's all new Transfer binding, featuring their medium-stiff baseplate which is based on the construction of a snowboard with wooden coreMervin's PR & Marketing Manager Julia Mantler with Gnu's incredible looking Finsanity '84. Featuring detachable fins and Mike Olsen's first ever graphic. This thing looks like a hootMervin's PR & Marketing Manager Julia Mantler with Nicolas Müller's first pro model for the company - the Müllair.Mervin's PR & Marketing Manager Julia Mantler with Roxy's entry level model, the XOXOMervin - the whole gang - Julia with the ...Lost * Lib Tech snowboard and graphics from Jamie Lynn, Tobi Leyendcker, Guillaume Marage (French Rep) & Marian Kaeding, Mervin's European GMNobile's men's Burst - backcountry all mountain killerNobile's Source Code for the experienced female rider.Ride's French Rep & French Marketing Manager Thibault Audouard with the Ride Burnout & French SW Rep Gilbert Seb with the War PigRip Curl's Gum freeride seriesRip Curl's one piece, the Ultimate to celebrate 30 years of mountainwearRossignol's Manu, Adrien and Arnaud.Rossignol's Trickstick with Lite TPU for superior shock absorptionRossignol's Xavier de la Rue split binding with icebreaker systemSalomon - Rebel Fish with bamboo core - eco friendly and lighterSalomon - Sylvain, Alban and MorganSalomon - Ultimate Ride with carbon stringer for more precision in your ridingSmith's new chromapop lenses for more real colour, what ever the conditionsSmith's redesigned I/O with new rapid lense change systemSmith's Riot Casco - part of the women's range comes in a multitude of colours.Smith's Sylvain, Baptiste and PaulineSnow & Rock crew.Snow Avant check in.The Riders Lounge's Rich Wilder with CAPiTA's asymmetrical Spring Break and Scott Stevens pro model taking inspiration from its new birthplace - The MothershipThe Riders Lounge's Rich Wilder with Deeluxe's Original and ID bootsVölkl Snowboards Intern Christoph de Pay with Mario Käppeli's AFC pro model, pro rider Mathis Bozzolo and Head of France Thomas Soucheyre with Völkl's hard charging Pace snowboardWest Snowboarding's best seller and all mountain board the La Hache.West Snowboarding's David and ThomasWest Snowboarding's Six Carro with big nose for powder floating
