10 Mar 2002
WEEK 9
SNOW AND CHALET REPORT
Snow, jumps, sunshine ... and the
DARK SIDE
Monday saw the final of the Ripcurl freeride
in Les Arcs, after it was delayed over the weekend due
to bad weather. Perfect bluebird day after last weekend's
snowfall! Magic. Check out the photos and report from
the event here.
The rest of the week has got warmer and
warmer, with summery blazing sunshine and tans (or burns
in the case of Scott's forehead) to match. We've been
hanging out in the board park pretty much every day
- with our own supply of tunes, beers, food, and a slopeside
living room (benches, fridge, coffee table) to keep
us entertained. Scott and Dec are hitting the kickers
harder and harder (nothing to do with the beers), and
Sarah and Jess have been showing the boys how to do
it.
  
According to Yoda, the force is strong
with him ... newcomer Darth Pete, who joined us last
week as a skier, has already defected to the dark side.
After only 4 days in resort, he tried out boarding and
by day 2, he's already been hitting jumps. The final
sign of his defection came today when he committed himself
by spending £400 on a new tray to slide around
on. TRAITOR!!! Peer pressure ... what can we say.
Not one to be put off her food for long,
Jola has had a nasty few days of starvation in Bourg
hospital (not another one!) with a dose of appendicitis.
Latest news is she's been eating ham and will be out
on Monday (tomorrow) - no doubt ready for a steak. See
you on the slopes soon!
Snow news ...
The snow in Les Arcs started off this
week as beautifully soft and powdery after the previous
week's storms. However, after 5 days of 16 degree sunshine,
the off-piste snow is now pretty unride-able (and unstable
too so playing offpiste is kind of unadvisable).
However, there's still some great riding
to be had, with the board park looking good now that
Dom's had a moan at the head pisteur for not building
enough jumps (!!), and the pistes in great spring condition
(ie icy in the morning, but softening up nicely by about
12). All in all, a great week with lots of lunchtime
starts and beers in the sun - you can't go hard all
the time!
Dom - wouldn't mess with him either
when he wants a bigger jump
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