Only two words can describe the PONEY SESSION on DAY 2: EXTREME action!
Due to near blizzard conditions on Thursday and the forecasted windy conditions on Saturday and Sunday, PONEY organization and riders worked together to complete course training, qualifications AND finals in one day - Friday, March 15th.
At the end of Friday afternoon only ten finalists remained. Greg Poissonier, competition MC extraordinaire, guided the crowd, play-by-play, through a series of 45 minute heats in which the squad ofFinish, Norwegian and Russianriders showed off their best skills and tricks - e.g. the double, 10, ‘Miller’ flip, back flip, front flip, to name a few...
To say the crowd was excited to see so much talent perform on the PONEY course, in one day, would be an understatement!
The competition results are as follows:
At just 15 years old, Vlad Kadharin from Russia, earns the Best Rookie title and 500 € with his impressive action on the rails section and jumps.
Sami Luhtanen from FINLAND wins Best Trick on the SALOMON sponsored JAIL RAIL section (cash prize: 500€) with his performance of the ‘Cab 27 front board’.
Aleksi Partanen, another ripper from FINLAND, wins the BIG AIR MONSTER (500€) with a switch double rodeo back.
Martin Kalliola, yet another Finish rider, wins the Best Trick on DAKINE TABLE GAP (500€) and landed one of the few tricks made on the GAP, a backside 5 stale-fish super engaged!
Overall 1st place for the PONEY SESSION 2013, goes to newcomer Aleksi Partanen, 20 years old. He impressed both crowd and judges with his 50/50 180 out, on the JAIL RAIL Section, followed by a switch double rodeo back on Big Air, and then finishing with a massive Front 10 on the Dakine Table - winning him 5000 € in prize money!
Overall 2nd place goes to the Finish machine, Sami Luhtanen, who earned his place on the podium (and 2500 €) with his consistent audience wowing doubles.
Last but certainly not least, overall 3rd place goes to Martin Kaliolla, winning 1200€.
Don’t forget your identity card & snowboard, the Poney Session is coming back to issue you a ticket, 14th to 17th of March, in Saint Lary, French Pyrenees. Poney Session is celebrating their 11th year with theme « cops and robbers ».
We are exiting to welcome the best snowboard in the world to participate in the 4 stars WST event and for a chance to win 15000 USD Price Money.
The program includes a snowboard competition for slopestyle, best tricks and best rookie.
They will be DJ Sets with Radio NOVA BATTLE, break dance demonstrations, live board painting, bar organized every night after competition and electro Party grand finale on last night called « GARDE A VUE ».
Growth your mustaches and watch out for the Poney Session Squad, we will issuing citations all week end.
Carefull little bandits, you who stole the billboard and DAKINE chairs, the Poney Patrol will be watching u, 14th to 17th of March 2013, in Saint Lary, French Pyrenees.
The event is presented by DAKINE, SALOMON, MONSTER and CARLSBERG.
One of the most beautifull page has been written during Poney session 2012 !
Ponies, friends, and large crowd were partying 4 days long for our 10th year anniversary on seasonal theme « hunting and fishing ».
Park was perfect with stair set wall SALOMON, Big Air BURN with duck pond, perfect jump DAKINE with his 9 meters Gun and finally a bonk cartridge CARLSBERG and a rail flat down HORSEFEATHERS.
Amazing level, with riders more engaged than ever, coming from all across Europe and the victory of Jonas Steen from Norway with an incredible run as double cork 12 and cab 10 (results attached below)
Sunny village, chill zone, folding chairs, speaker with fishing uniform, DJ perched on 2 meters high wood pigeon hunting hide, barbecue and our lovely osteopaths taking care of all riders.
Cultural dimension, the rink was customized with bar and exhibitions : « LA MEUTE » painting made by BIZMUT and shoot with photographer Matt Georges presented by ACT Magazine.
Live paiting SALOMON on snowboards with major artists as collective Jean Spezial, Steven Burke, Odo and Bizmut and also VICE PARTY with our friends from Paris and daily breakdance show with DANS 6T squad.
Poney Session, it’s also and above all, party on Saturday night : « LA BATTUE » with 800 guests, 7 DJ and 100 % electic evening broadcast with dj MRC, dj SKILLZ, dj PACE et la Radio Nova Battle… delighted crowd enjoyed party until early morning and everyone is agreed to say that it have been an EPIC poney session and a wonderfull 10th year anniversary !
All Ponies want to thanks u for your help and support
See u next year
RESULTS PONEY SESSION 2012
SLOPESTYLE TTR 4
01 - Jonas Steen Norway 5000 €
02 - Thomas Delfino France 2500 €
03 - Victor De Le Rue France 1500 €
04 - Chris Kröll Austria 1000 €
05 - Sami Luthanen Finland 500 €
06 - Niklas Aksmir Sweden 300 €
07 - Aljosa Krivec Slovenia 200 €
08 - Enzo Nilo France
09 - Aleski Kumpulainen Finland
10 - Mathieu Justafré France
BEST ROOKIE
Sami Luthanen Finland 1000 €
BEST TRICKS CONTEST
SALOMON Stairset
01 - Sami Luthanen (Finland)- Fs 270 Hardway to 270 out 500 €
02 - JJ Roux (France) - 50/50 to front flip 150 €
02 - Sully Monod (France) - Fs boardslide bagle 150 €
03 - Aleski Kumpulainen (Finland) 200 €
BURN Big Air
01 - Jonas Steen (Norway) - Double cork 1260 500 €
02 - Sami Luthanen (Finland) - Fs 1080 double cork 300 €
03 - Gérome Mathieu (France)- 1080 front tail 200 €
PONEY SESSION, this is Snowboarding, Music & also Art, including 2 exhibitions and live Painting in Saint Lary Rink (6PM to 11PM).
First exhibition is presented by ACT Snowboarding with one of the famous photographer in Europe, Matt Georges.
Second exhibition is presented by graphic illustrator BIZMUT : 10 action shoots and customizations
Last but not least, second edition of SALOMON Live Painting during 3 days (Thursday to Saturday – 6PM to 11PM) with major artists as ODO, Steven BURKE, collective JEANSPEZIAL and BIZMUT.
6 boards with 6 artists, auction will be realize in April on FLUOFUN website, and founds will goes to a charity association :"un maillot pour la vie"
Special tees collaboration available during PONEY SESSION for 25 € .
The Riders List 2012
27.02.2012 |By Tom
SWEDEN NORWAY FINLAND AUSTRIA SLOVENIA SPAIN ANDORRA and FRANCE !
"Listening to Danger is like taking care of the time without feeling late, since hours are as well evocative as feelings for Franck Rivoire, the man behind the Danger phenomenon. With only three releases, he became a key figure in the French electro scene post Justice.
More than mere music, Danger, who was strongly influenced by video games as a teenager, creates a full-fledged universe in which dynamism, surprising structures and sought textures interact and complement each other between his artwork and his music.
Danger has proven to be able to reach a wide audience, with stunning live shows around the world and remixes for Sebastien Tellier, Estelle feat. Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, La Roux or Midnight Juggernauts.
Live, Danger is a war machine deploying a stunning and epic new show where music, beats and visuel effects are mixed for creating a unique atmosphere. Being at a Danger concert is like a travel. like discovering a universe through on advenlure full of strong symbol and references."
DIGITICKreservationDANGER's prestation is cancelled
In March, PONEY SESSION will put on his best costume and welcome «DANGER», a key figure in the french electro scene , and once again, it’s gonna be epic with 2 parties !
A Vice Party for trashers, beats ELECTRO & visuals effects with DANGER, scratch with DJ SKILLZ & DJ PACE,DJ MRC hosted by YELLOW & your favorite Radio with NOVA, in brief, one of the best parties ever with amazing beats & a lot of fun !
Don’t miss the Poney Parties, put on your boots & camo jacket, it will be awesome!!!
March Friday 09th, RINK SAINT LARY SOULAN, 22H 00– 02H00 Free Entrance
VICE Party with the crew + DJ PACE & DJ SKILLZ
March Saturday 10th, CIDER FACTORY ANCIZAN, 22H00 – 04H00 Reservation on digitick.com 16 € & on stage 20 €
PONY UP PARTY with DANGER, Radio Nova Battle, DJ SKILLZ, DJ PACE & DJ MRC
Program 2012
08.02.2012 |By Bizmut
Pony Art Show
24.01.2012 |By Tom
PONY ART SHOW, this is the artistic dimension showcase during PONEY SESSION.
A snowpark and slope customised on seasonal theme "hunting & fishing"
A Live Painting on Snowboard with Salomon
A Photo Exhibition presented by ACT Magazine
+ Captivating photo by Bizmut
"Hunt is on! Poney Session will be back in March from 8 to 11th 2012 in Saint Lary Soulan Pyrenees to celebrate 10 years anniversary on a seasonal theme: "Hunting & Fishing".
Most of the best snowboarders will attempt the craziest European TTR 4 stars event and enjoy a heavy program : Slope Style, Best tricks, Exhibition, DJ set, Videos, Break Dance, Live Painting, Camo Art session with Bizmut & friends, Bouncing Electro Party, in brief one of the naughtiest event ever !
Friendship, Snowboarding, Fishing, Hunting & fun! Poney session is back in the game!
See u in March from 8 to 11th in Saint Lary Soulan in the French Pyrenees!
The 9th edition of the 4Star Poney Session took place with perfect spring conditions at the
St Lary snow park in the French Pyrénnées on the 19th to the 22nd of March 2011.
The winner, a Pyrénnées local and well established French rider, Mathieu Crepel, took home a big share of the $20 000 USD prize purse, as well as, 500 Swatch TTR Tour ranking points. Mathieu has many merits in his name, one of the most significant of these, the first ever TTR Tour Champion Title, which he claimed in 2005/06. On the podium at the Poney Session slopestyle competition was also Sweden’s Isak Björnström with a second place, and in third was French Jean Jaques (JJ) Roux.
Mathieu Crepel Shows The Crowds Some of His New Tricks
The format of the event was a fun jam session and the final saw ten riders take two runs, with hundreds of people cheering on in the sunny and slushy spring-time conditions.
Mathieu Crepel took the victory in the freshly upgraded 4Star Poney Session. It was a treat for the spectators to see him competing in his home region, since he has taken a step back from the competitive snowboarding circuit, focusing on riding powder in the recent years. He was stoked after the event saying, “It was awesome as usual. I had a perfect day with my good friends and the park was amazing! I rode every line of the slope, I tried new tricks and I landed a Cab Double Under, in the Perfect Jump. I'm stoked to finally get the Pony Title!
This event really is worth it's 4 TTR stars and I'll be there for sure for the 10th anniversary next year! " Mathieu’s winning run included a half cab boardslide 270 out on the pole jam, a switch back 900 on the big air, a sweet frontside 1080.
See you next Year,
COMMON DANTTZ !
RESULTS OF THE PONEY SESSION 2011 Slopestyle 4*TTR / Jam Session :
1 Baserba Adan
2 Remon Robin
3 Delerue Victor
4 Rue Pierre
5 Multhaup Appleton Milu
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The PoneySession 2011
will be fruity !
15.03.2011 |By Djils
45 Riders have confirmed their participation !
18 Alpins, 10 Pyreneans, 7 Spanish,
6 Swedish, 2 Finnish, 1 New-Zealander and 1 Slovenian. (On this picture you can find three recalibrated riders. Reasons : too high-level so not recommanded for this TTR)
***Check this file : The Event Brochure 2011 - you can find it under these words !***
It's in french but you can understand don't worry ! YES, YOU CAN !!!! ****
Here comes the program of the Fruity Poney Session 11, a unique Snowboard & multi-cultural European event in French Pyrenees with 4 stars TTR! March 19th- 22th in SAINT LARY, FRANCE.
Please feel free to contact us for more informations.
Hope to see you at the Poney Session!
COMMON DANZTT !
March Friday18th • 5.00 pm / 7.00 pm : Meeting for riders, partners and press at St Lary’s rink • 7.00 pm / 0.00 am : Party at St Lary’s rink + Zik + Bar + Expo EDEN • 7.00 pm: Diner at St Lary rink (paying)
March Saturday 19th • 10.00 am / 4.00 pm : trainings + photoshoot + DJ MRC + BBQ on St Lary’s Snowpark • 5.00 pm/ 8.00 pm: Party at St Lary’s rink + live painting (Odo, Jeanspezial, Bizmut) +
live Dj MRC + Bar + Expo EDEN • 6.00 pm/ 6.30 pm : Breakdance Battle with Dans6T crew at St Lary rink + démo danse Groovaton • 7.00 pm: Diner at St Lary rink (paying) • 10.00 pm/ 04.00 am : Live Dj’s Beat Torrent + Radio Nova Battle + Dj Madgic at the Cidrerie d’Ancizan
March Sunday 20th • 10.00 am/ 4.00 pm: best tricks Salomon, DaKine & Burn + DJ SKILLZ + BBQ on St Lary’s Snowpark • 5.00 pm/ 00.00 am : Party at St Lary’s rink + live painting (Odo, Jeanspezial, Bizmut) + live Dj PACE + Bar + Expo Eden • 6.00 pm/ 6.30 pm : Breakdance Battle with Dans6T crew at St Lary rink • 7.30 pm/ 8.00 pm : vidéo Harakiri Production + Buffalo Session + teasers partners at St Lary rink • 8.30 pm : Diner at St Lary rink (paying)
March Monday 21th • 10.00 am/ 4.00 pm : qualifications + finals 4stars TTR + DJ PACE + BBQ on St Lary’s Snowpark • 5.00 pm/ 00.00 pm: Party at St Lary’s rink + live painting (Odo, Jeanspezial, Bizmut) + live Dj SKILLZ + Bar + Expo Eden • 7.00 pm/ 7.30 pm : Podium + Poney 2011’s coronation at St Lary rink • 7.30 pm/ 8.30 pm : Vidéo «A un certain moment, on va en calmer quelques uns » at
St Lary rink + siganture session with P’tit Keb • 9.00 pm: Diner at St Lary rink (paying)
March Tuesday 22th • 10.00 am/ 4.00 pm: free session + photoshoot + BBQ on St Lary’s Snowpark • 4.00 pm: Leaving, farewell, sadness… until next one !
Poney Session will give you heavy party, this year again, with "PONEYKITAS" 2011 March 19th. Beat Torrent (www.myspace.com/beatorrent) with Dj Pfel et Dj Atom, squad of the C2C crew (5X World Champion DMC) will put the roof on fire in Ancizan Cider Factory.
Last but not least, Famous Dj Madgic (www.myspace.com/djmadgic) and our friends from Radio Nova (www.novaplanet.com) will come again for make you dancing all night long !
About Soft Drinks, Carslberg Beer & Burn Energy Drink will pump out all of u clubbers…
This party is supported by Sennheiser, Vice magazine, Eco Cup, Carlsberg, Pull In, Radio Nova, and Burn Energy Drink.
***Salomon Live Painting, March 19th – 21th (5.00 pm/ 23.00 pm)
>>>St Lary rink
PONY UP & SALOMON present SALOMON LIVE PAINTING March 19th to 21th.
5 Artists, 5 Boards...
The three first guest are one of the famous collective from Paris, "JEANSPEZIAL". www.lesjeanclode.com
The fourth one is "ODO", one of the greatest artists of the boardculture gallery "SPACEJUNK" www.odora.blogspot.com
Last but not least is "BIZMUT", the artist of the PONY crew which customize each year snowpark & flyers following the edition theme. www.bizmutonmyback.com
Auction will be realize in April on FLUOFUN website, www.fluofun.com, & founds will goes to a charity association.
PONY UP present “EDEN” exhibition, in collaboration with photographer Frédéric EGLI and Didier SASTOURNE, with graphic illustrator BIZMUT.
The Mountain is the theme of the exhibition & each artists will show you their vision and inspiration. Thirty Painting will be presented with different format : 100cm x 100cm, 70cm x 50cm, et 50cm x 50cm.
This Exhibition is supported by ADVERT IMPACT, communication & ecofriendly company working with green & ecologic materials.
PONY UP & SALOMON present SALOMON LIVE PAINTING March 19th to 21th.
Location // Ice Rink SAINT LARY SOULAN - Event PONEY SESSION
5 Artists, 5 Boards...
The three first guest are one of the famous collective from Paris, "JEANSPEZIAL". www.lesjeanclode.com
The fourth one is "ODO", one the greatest artists of the boardculture gallery "SPACEJUNK" www.odora.blogspot.com
Last but not least is "BIZMUT", the artist of the PONY crew which customize each year snowpark & flyers following the edition theme. www.bizmutonmyback.com
Auction will be realize in April on FLUOFUN website, www.fluofun.com, & founds will goes to a charity association.
See u !
"Eden" Exhibition
12.02.2011 |By Bizmut
PONY UP present “EDEN” exhibition, in collaboration with photographer Frédéric EGLI and Didier SASTOURNE, with graphic illustrator BIZMUT.
The Mountain is the theme of the exhibition & each artists will show you their vision and inspiration.
Thirty Painting will be presented with different format : 100cm x 100cm, 70cm x 50cm, et 50cm x 50cm.
This Exhibition is supported by ADVERT IMPACT, communication & ecofriendly company working with green & ecologic materials.
Poney Session will give you heavy party, this year again, with "PONEYKITAS" 2011 March 19th.
Beat Torrent Artist (www.myspace.com/beatorrent) with Dj Pfel et Dj Atom, squad of the C2C crew (5X World Champion DMC) will put the roof on fire in Ancizan Cider Factory.
Last but not least, Famous Dj Madgic (www.myspace.com/djmadgic) and our friends from Radio Nova (www.novaplanet.com) will come again for make you dancing all night long !
About Soft Drinks, Carslberg Beer & Burn Energy Drink will pump out all of u clubbers…
This party is supported by Sennheiser, Vice magazine, Eco Cup, Carlsberg, Pull In, Radio Nova, and Burn Energy Drink.
Les Poneys.
Poney Session
now ttr 4 stars!
12.01.2011 |By Tom
That’s official, PONEY SESSION is becoming the first french event TTR 4 stars.
Ponies are strong and brave, we are proud to announce this fantastic news.
Thanks to our organic hay and our prankish spirit, we are back with a vitaminised theme for 2011 : “FRUITS“.
Our party Boy, aka Jeanus, is preparing the best Electro party ever with one of the best group !! Little game to identify the real name of the group, « Sex River » is the Clue for you girls who want to have fun with Jeanus…awesome !
If you love snowboard, fruits and Electro, you will love the 2011 PONEY SESSION.
See you in March, the 19 – 20 – 21 & 22 in SAINT LARY with the best european riders, best Electro parties & a fuc$ing friends crew !