Welcome

Name: Thomas BANKES
D.O.B: 07/09/1990
Discipline: Snowboard Cross

Tom at the start of the Snowboard cross British Championships

I live in France and compete in Snowboard cross with the British Team. I am currently British Champion. My aim is the Olympics in 2014.

I am currently offering Rafting, Kayaking, Kitesurfing and Snowbaording Guiding, Instruction and Coaching, Here come and have a look!

News

First competition of the season

The first competitions for the European cup boarder cross took place at Puy st vincent this weekend. There were over 180 competitions representing more than 20 nations. There were a number of competitors from the world cup teams ensuring a … Continue reading

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New year powder run

Happy new year to everyone! Today was an amazing day and we decided to go and do one of our favorite local backcountry runs with my brother William Bankes. There was a bit of snow left from the snowfall two … Continue reading

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Training in Hintertux

Just got back from ten days training with the British team at the Hintertux Glacier, I had a great time and the fact that there was only a small number of us there made it a very intense week, but … Continue reading

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Training in Zermatt

Last week was my first snow training this winter, the start of this season went really well. It was really nice to be back in the open after a couple of weeks in the UK working in front of a … Continue reading

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Training in London

The last couple of weeks I have been in London working and training. It was actually more more fun than I expected, and I defiantly enjoyed the riding to work on my bike the most, it got the adrenaline going … Continue reading

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