Chamonix Splitboard Touring
I knew there was good riding to be had out there (it is Chamonix after all) but it’s difficult to explain how good, or how rewarding it is to walk, slide, scramble and ski to earn every one of your turns in fresh, untracked snow under a perfectly blue alpine sky
Pocket Sized Slow Motion
Pocket sized HD slow motion can’t be far away for the next round of high-end compacts. I might need to give up on my old faithful G9 at some point!
No Racing, No Pressure
The cafes had more people sitting around evening up their tans, there were people riding other trails than just the race runs, there were cross-country bikes on the lift again. It almost started to feel like a holiday!
Team Mule Bar DH Girl: Alpe d’Huez
It was the hottest shoot ever! Having spent 25 mins on an exposed outcrop it was a relief to find a small stream in the shadows at the side of the valley and stand it in it for a while…
Chamonix: Off Piste
“The viz is shit. We’re going to ride the Grand Montet trees if you want to come.”
There only one answer to that.
Big snowfalls kick off the winter season
Head for the mountains! Snow is falling in the Alps with some resorts opening 6 weeks early. Lee and I will be making nuisances of ourselves during the season.
