Not a Snowboarding or Mountain Biking story but a good story nevertheless…and seeing as I’m living in ‘Le Tour‘ country now it’s kinda apt… Click on the link below to read the original article from Wired.com Amazing Ritte Van Vlaanderen Bikes Born From Irreverence […]
Serre Chevalier; an Introduction…
Whenever I tell friends back home exactly where I’m living now they more often than not say “where?” So for those that don’t know here’s a good (snowboarders) introduction to the Serre Chevalier Valley – I nicked it off the Whitelines website (http://whitelines.mpora.com/directory/serre-chevalier.html) if you want to see the original Serre Chevalier is one of […]
Silly Sundays…
If you want your snowboard waxed or want to know how to wax it check this page …but if you want to see how it should be done you should probably watch this 😉 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFp4X5Ivixs&context=C3a6ecd4ADOEgsToPDskKB45uO0CXYaV99rBaNPUQN] […]
Still Snowing…
Well, some more snow has arrived at long last. Woke up to a pretty light snowfall with 2 or 3cm already on the cars. But that light snowfall hasn’t stopped all day and doesn’t look like it’s going to stop any time soon 🙂 After working for the morning, headed up the mountain for […]
There be Snow in Them There Clouds…
Another morning above the clouds. Was on the first lift again and spent a couple of hours up there. It was pretty cold going through the cloud layer but warm enough once you got up the top and into the sun. Got in some good runs and covered about 25km before having to head back […]
Playing Above the Clouds…
Well, woke up to a cloudy morning – only the second one this month year 😉 The amount of days I used to wake up in London and the city was covered by a blanket of low cloud and I used to think to myself, wouldn’t it be great if there was an Upper-Level to the […]
Forward Thinking…
I know. I’m living in the Alps, it’s the middle of winter and there’s plenty of good snow around but I can still think about next summer too…can’t I…?? Just another reminder of why the mountains are so special; the air, the scenery, the sun…and the ride 😉 Check it out. The new 2012 Canyon […]
A Strong North-Wester…
Very windy up on the mountain this morning. The cable car ride (1st section of the Tronçon) was ‘interesting’ as it was full of a group of school children and the thing was blowing around like a red shirt on a clothes line. They seemed to keep remarkably calm with just the odd squeal here and […]
Ridge Rider…
A 0.5m wide ridge with sheer drops on each side and covered in snow…on a motorbike? No thanks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCG_eLFVN8&feature=share] […]
Pics From This Week…
Well, we did get some snow in the end on Friday night. Nothing to write home about I guess this counts as writing home so scratch that! Anyway – there was about 5cm on top of the car Saturday morning so was on the first lift (Grand Alpe bubble, Chantemerle) at 9h00 for a couple […]