Quiksilver news

Quiksilver launch new Int-Adv Snowboard Performance & Freestyle Camps with JUST SNOWBOARD

Quiksilver have joined forces with Just Snowboard to offer a range of Performance and Freestyle camps in Morzine, France for the upcoming season. Advanced qualified coaches, luxury accommodation, transfers, breakfast & dinner, lift pass, riding with Quiksilver Pro’s, and Quiksilver goodie bags all for just £780. This is the same price as most people will find themselves paying for an average snowboard holiday without the added coaching or added bonuses.

Camps
If you’re an intermediate snowboarder looking to improve your technical and freestyle skills you can sign up to these new Just Snowboard camps this winter with coaching from qualified instructors:

Quiksilver JustPerformance Lab – aimed at building on existing technical skills as well as dropping, spinning and slashing your way to a better riding experience.

Quiksilver JustFreestyle camp – all about freestyle trickery, be it kickers, rails, pipe or just jibbing about.

Mint Snowboard Coaching & Quiksilver Pro Snowboarders
You will be coached by the reputable Mint Snowboarding coaches, whose team of British instructors are qualified to the highest international level. They will ensure you progress to the best of your abililty as quickly as possible… providing you with easy to understand techniques and fun focused learning.
As well as pro coaching you’ll get the chance to ride with Quiksilver Pro Snowboarders James Stentiford, Jamie Nicholls, and James Thorne and hit them up for a few tips and hints.

Mountain Mavericks Accommodation
Accommodation is in one of Mountain Mavericks luxurious chalets. Complete with en-suite rooms, hot tub, lounge and games room. Breakfast and dinner with free flowing wine. Airport transfers and full Portes du Soleil lift-pass all included in the price. Centered around Avoriaz, which boasts the highest snow record in France, the chalet is a short walk from the lifts to access 650km's of piste (and all the bits inbetween).

Lib Tech Demo Centre
Just Snowboard are also supported by LibTech snowboards. Demo some of the latest advances in snowboard technology, from the most experimental factory in the world.

Dates 09/10
Just Performance Lab
12th – 19th December 2009 / 9th – 16th January 2010
Just Freestyle
13th – 20th March 2010

click on http://www.just-snowboard.com/ to sign up to one of the camps!

See us at the Ski Show.....London 21st-25th October 2009

We have a stand at this years Metro Ski Show 2009! We will be promoting our Just Snowboard camps, new snowboard chalet - MMSB and of course our gorgeous Mountain Mavericks chalets.

You will find us on stand number 760......

Drop by and say hi, it would be great to see you.

Useful to know

With the fluctuations the euro exchange rate has been going through over the last year or so, it has been difficult to plan and budget ahead for your holiday. By charging in pounds we make this a little easier on you, by taking on the head ache.
Recently have been made aware of another useful tool when spending money acrross borders.
The pre pay currency card. Works like any pre pay card, but you get a better exchange rate (if your organised and clever you can charge it up when the going is good and lock in the exchange rate then), can be charged online or by sms, no atm or transaction fees and free to get.
Dont believe me check out http://www.caxtonfxcard.com/ .
Nothing to lose.

New Just Snowboard site goes live

After months of hard work we are super happy to say that the new Just Snowboard site has gone live to the world. Just camps is a collaboration between Mountain Mavericks, Quiksilver and Mint Snowboard School here in Morzine/Avoriaz, providing the full camp package from the best of qualified instruction with luxurious accommodation and ultimate service.

A huge thank you to Mark and the guys at Origin(www.origincreativedesign.com) for creating and building such an awesome site and also a huge thank you to Meena at Quiksilver, for all the support in helping us provide the camps and image that we dreamt of.

Sooooo introducing .....(drum roll) ..... http://www.just-snowboard.com/

Let us know what you think.....

Mrs Maverick runs for Alex

Emma is running in the 10KM run in Jussy, Switzerland, this weekend. She has been donning the running shoes in preparation of this event on the 20th September 2009 to help raise money for Alex, her half brother in law to visit the States and receive the treatment he needs.



To find out more about Alex click www.justgiving.com/iamrunningforalex


Here is a photo of Alex with his Mum and Dad taken a year ago.

Mountain Mavericks presents MM Snowboard (MMSB)

We are really stoked to announce that our new chalet - Chalet Atelier is where we shall be launching our new snowboard chalet concept, MMSnowboard (MMSB), as an exciting addition to our Signature chalet's.

Chalet Atelier will also be the new home of Just Snowboard camps (http://www.just-snowboard.com/.............. *new website going live very very soon*) a perfect partnership of Mountain Mavericks, Mint Snowboard School and Quiksliver bringing you the very best of a camp atmosphere, tuition from Britain's highest qualified instructors and the Quiksilver team.

Chalet Atelier is only a short walk from the bottom of the Prodain cable car with fast and easy access to Avoriaz - "the snowboard capital of Europe" - as well as the rest of the Portes du Soleil. MMSB gives you the perfect chalet, location and service to call your home in the mountains.

The Chalet provides all the toys, fixtures and catering you would expect from superior accommodation, combined with in house guide, LibTech demo centre, service room and any additions a keen mountain user would require.

With MMSB fully catered weeks start from as little as £445 and the Just Snowboard camps from £780, check out http://www.blogger.com/www.mountainmavericks.com%20 for more information.

Glenda's Blog - What it's really like to work a winter season!

The winter of 2008/2009 will definitely be one to remember for me thanks to all the guests Ryan and I had stay with us in Le Prele. Each week we would eagerly await the transfer bus arriving and try to picture what ‘this week’s’ guests would be like. Lucky for us we had the most diverse, entertaining, relaxed, friendly mix of people we could have hoped for- it’s a cliche but no two week’s were the same.

This winter for me was a great escape- getting away from working in a bank during the good old economic crisis. I couldn’t have picked a better time or place to escape to. I had stayed with the MM team before and therefore knew what to expect from Olly and Emma, which for those of us who have been guests know to be a warm and enthusiastic welcome. What I wasn’t quite prepared for was just how much I would feel part of each group’s holiday. I realised that in my role as host it can be the tiniest touches which can make someone’s day or week whether it’s the comfort of a well made bed or a cup of tea in the morning. I found my favourite part of the day would be chatting with guests in the evenings when everyone was relaxed. It was lovely hearing about what they had been up to that day and getting updates from the kids on how their skiing had improved.

I also realised pretty quickly that I would learn to love and get excited about cleaning products- I never thought it will happen to me, suffice to say that my mother is very proud. The cleaning aspect of the job, whilst not my favourite past-time was outweighed by the time spent on the mountain. I hope Olly would agree that my snowboarding improved during the season after i sufficiently “manned up”.

A special mention has to go to the Just snowboard camp weeks - the guys and girls who joined us were ‘awesome’ - thanks for letting me join in. I can quite honesty say that being there to welcome people to Morzine and make the chalet their home during their stay is one of the most rewarding ‘jobs’ I’ve undertaken in a long time. It also helped having someone like Ryan to work with and cook for me every night for 5 months- I’ve had to relearn to cook since coming home!

Having had time to reflect after the season it’s so nice to look back at the positive comments that our guests took time to leave on Trip Advisor and other forums. It’s good to know that I in some way contributed you having a great holiday with Mountain Mavericks. Lucky for me Olly and Emma have asked me back for next year so I’m sure I’ll see a lot of our returning guests. I’ve started my countdown already- bring on the winter!!