Hefti Blog

Yes! the rumors going around about the Champs Open coming back to town are true! The Champs will be back in Leysin from the 4th to the 7th of March 2010. To start off, the focus will be on the halfpipe, with a 4 star TTR contest with some of the world’s best riders.

At last, Emilie Serain has qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Skier-cross. This young women from Leysin had a very tough season leading up to the Vancouver Olympic Games. She trained very hard throughout the summer. When the first world cup races took place, she managed to be in the top ten most events.

At last, winter is back! It has snowed approximately 80 cm in the past few days which is perfect for the upcoming February vacations. With this, all the slopes are now in perfect condition including the tobogganing park, cross-country and snowshoeing trails. For the powder addicts, they are expecting more snow in the next days which should be perfect for some nice freeriding.

The 9th edition of the "Course Nocture de la Berneuse" will take place on February 5th 2010. This race is part of the ski-touring and snow-shoeing Swiss Tour. The race is open to everyone, Pros & Amateurs. The race consists of touring or snow-shoeing from town to the top of the mountain. Once up there, a nice pasta meal will be served.

Last week, the official cameraman of the lift company decided to shoot a little movie in the snowpark by night. This meant finding a generator, spot lights and enough motivated riders to withstand the freezing -17 C° of that night. Fortunately, he managed to gather all of this and presents to us his 3rd report of the season. Enjoy!

Last week, Leysin finally got the perfect day; sunshine, fresh snow and cold temperatures. It had snowed about 50 cm the previous night which allowed for the 1st powder day of the season. With his second report for Télé-Leysin, Thomas Müller presents some beautiful shots on Leysin's powdery runs!

This year, our partners, LeysinPark.ch and Télé-Leysin have decided to make monthly reports on the snowpark and snow conditions. The 1st one is out, slightly late since it has snowed a fair amount since these shots. Nevertheless, the conditions today are great with fresh snow and cold weather...

Many of you have probably wondered one day how a snowboard or a pair of skis are made. Many still believe that machines do most of the work when in reality much of it is still done by hand. On the following video, we visit the Burton Factory in Vermont and see the steps and amount of work that it takes to make these wonderful pieces of art. Enjoy!

The entire team of Hefti Sports Leysin would like to thank everyone who has visited our store and wishes you and your families a Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Ski wise, the resort of Leysin has done a tremendous job to get 90% of the ski slopes running with very good snow conditions as well as perfect runs all the way to town. Enjoy!

3 new webcams have been setup in the resort of Leysin. One gives you a panoramic view of the Lac Léman from the Berneuse summit, the second is located in the snowpark and will give riders a good view of the halfpipe. Finally, the last one is located at the summit of the Chaux-de-Mont chairlift and gives you a magnificent view of the ski runs. Check them out below...