I was in China for the Nanshan Open. Unfortunately the competition turned out pretty bad for me as i could not land my tricks, but still the whole week there was a blast and i’m so stoked i took the chance to visit this interesting country. Here are some pictures i took on the trip and developed in my darkroom…

Hmmmm…would my wife realise that this is a cheap one?

People are selling stuff at every corner….

Safety is very important to the chinese, also in driving…..nooot!

After partying, we had a nice sightseeing programm the next day. Including a visit to the impressive bird’s nest stadium.

Skiing in the middle of Beijing right beside the stadium. Pretty steep slope as you can see….

This is where the competition was held. Nanshan Ski resort from top. So weird! They even had a fake treerun with pillows and stuff to give you the ultimate “off-piste” feeling. What a bummer i forgot my backcountry gear!

The food there was just amazing. I think i had the 3 best dinners of my life on this trip!

End of January but still christmas decoration everywhere.

One of the chinese riders.

This guy was crazy! Nobody was able to stop him from rappin’, not even the organizer.

Marco Smolla having a nice swim in the dirty lake for the snowcanons which was always totally frozen in the mornings.

The chinese are crazy good when it comes to sell you stuff nobody needs.

For sure you want some good old “Müesli” right before having a walk on the great wall.

Visiting the great wall was just so impressive. It seemed so unreal to me.