Each winter season in Jyrgalan is never like the other; snowfall levels and conditions change, people that travel from far and wide to rip up the powder bring their unique blend of talent and stories, and the tirelessly hard working staff of Ryce Travel can draw in bright new team faces keen to get out […]
Volleyball – The Weird Westerners vs. the Kyrgyz Kids Read More »
Together with the guides of Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia we have visited the InterAlpin Messe in Innsbrück, Austria. The fair is one of the biggest in the ski industry and it was a great opportunity for the guides to meet mayor players in the ski world. Bardhosh Morina, Maksat Aitkulov and Tornike Matsaberidze were invited
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We decided to join the Freeride Kosovo project of Wander Adventures, Outdoor Kosovo and Balkan Natural Adventure. They will offer freeride trips in Prevallë, including using a Pistenbully. The new company Freeride Kosovo will offer tours for international guests. To do this safely, we support them with avalanche equipment from ARVA. Our long-standing partnership with
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The Swiss company Faction Skis sponsored us with 10 pairs of freeride skis. These will be distributed to the prize winners of the Silk Road Freeride competition in Kyrgyzstan. Olaf Sueters of Gear4Guides has revived his collaboration with Faction Skis. As a member of 1% for the Planet, Faction nominated us to become members there.
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On Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, the Tuschinski Theatre hosted the Freeride Film Festival. The annual event is organized by wePowder. The best ski and snowboard films were shown in multiple rooms throughout the evening. This year’s edition featured our film of the Silk Road Freeride competition. This film, called “Silk Ride”, centres on the first
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Recently, we were able to build the necessary yurts in the Netherlands and Belgium. It has been a resounding success in offering yurts directly from Kyrgyzstan to Europe. Most yurts sold in Europe come from Mongolia. Other yurts are often copied from China or Europe. These are yurts made of plastic and metal and thus
Like last year, we are busy preparing for the Silkroad Freeride competition. This year, together with Gear4Guides and AdventureNotWar, we are organizing the 3rd edition of this event in Jyrgalan, Kyrgyzstan. On Dec. 15, 2021, the film “Silk Ride” will be released. This film is about the first edition of this freeride event. To watch
This week, Ryce Travel brought winter sports and ski equipment to Kosovo. Our director Peter Hofman drove to Peja himself to deliver the supplies to the town of Peja. These are mainly touring skis, split boards and avalanche equipment. The purchase was made with help from our partners MK Skiservice, Arva, Technolyt and Frosty Snowboarding.
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Mutual quarrels cause considerable delays in aid transport After a problematic drive of more than 10,000 kilometres, our relief transport arrived in Kyrgyzstan. As of June 2020, we collected 22 pallets of relief supplies for Kyrgyzstan. A fundraiser collected large quantities of clothing, toys, educational materials, sports equipment and medicine. After leaving the Netherlands, the
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Almost three months after the departure of our relief transport to Kyrgyzstan, we finally have positive news. The goods have been released by Belarus and may be returned to the Netherlands. We never imagined in June that this would be positive news. What happened?Until Lithuania, everything was running smoothly. The problems began when crossing the
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