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Snowboarding in Chamonix
Hi all,
I've just stumbled across this newsgroup this evening, looks like a nice little community! I've done a few searches and checked the FAQ, but the only answers were very old, so maybe things have changed a bit since then, apologies if it's a regular sort of question! I've just come back from riding Heavenly in Tahoe with my girlfriend (just before Christmas) where we were a bit spoilt as boarders... 4 parks, halfpipe (although it wasn't open yet) etc... now I've just arranged 4 days in Chamonix with some mates from work. They're all skiers, so they'll be fine... but what's the scene like for snowboarding there? I do a bit of freeride and stuff, but I'm mainly into freestyle... do they have any parks or pipes around? Any info greatly appreciated! Oh, and if there's any riders from around the Bristol, UK area gimme a shout.. I live about 2 miles from the dry slope at Churchill, just thinking about rejoining |
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"Simon Burrows" wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, I've just stumbled across this newsgroup this evening, looks like a nice little community! I've done a few searches and checked the FAQ, but the only answers were very old, so maybe things have changed a bit since then, apologies if it's a regular sort of question! I've just come back from riding Heavenly in Tahoe with my girlfriend (just before Christmas) where we were a bit spoilt as boarders... 4 parks, halfpipe (although it wasn't open yet) etc... now I've just arranged 4 days in Chamonix with some mates from work. They're all skiers, so they'll be fine... but what's the scene like for snowboarding there? I do a bit of freeride and stuff, but I'm mainly into freestyle... do they have any parks or pipes around? Any info greatly appreciated! Oh, and if there's any riders from around the Bristol, UK area gimme a shout.. I live about 2 miles from the dry slope at Churchill, just thinking about rejoining Been a while since I was there but last time was at the start of Feb and they were building a half pipe at Grand Montets. Churchill eh? Learnt to ski there. Cool place! Jay. |
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:15:21 GMT, "Simon Burrows"
allegedly wrote: I've just stumbled across this newsgroup this evening, looks like a nice little community! I've done a few searches and checked the FAQ, but the only answers were very old, so maybe things have changed a bit since then, apologies if it's a regular sort of question! Ouch. What do you think needs updating? I certainly can't list all the mountain areas that provide a park and pipe. skiers, so they'll be fine... but what's the scene like for snowboarding there? I do a bit of freeride and stuff, but I'm mainly into freestyle... do they have any parks or pipes around? The "scene", such as it is, is geared towards big mountain freeriding. I've never actually seen an open park or pipe, although they've always been in the process of building one, or it's closed to preserve it for a comp. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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Ouch. What do you think needs updating? I certainly can't list all the
mountain areas that provide a park and pipe. Don't worry, it wasn't a dig. I was just covering my bases as I know it's tempting to tell people to search for answers to possibly common questions! Cheers for the answer, I'll see what's going on when I get there |
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On 19 Jan 2005 11:15:21 -0800, "Simon Burrows"
wrote: I've just come back from riding Heavenly in Tahoe with my girlfriend (just before Christmas) where we were a bit spoilt as boarders... 4 parks, halfpipe (although it wasn't open yet) etc... now I've just arranged 4 days in Chamonix with some mates from work. They're all skiers, so they'll be fine... but what's the scene like for snowboarding there? I do a bit of freeride and stuff, but I'm mainly into freestyle... do they have any parks or pipes around? Hmmm. I'm tempted to comment that going to Chamonix and riding the park is like going to an indian restaurant and ordering steak and chips. But mebbe that's cos I'm crap at freestyle :-) The only place in the Cham valley I've seen a hint of a proper pipe is onthe Grands Montets. However, Flegere, Brevant and the whole Grands Montets area usually have loads of natural hits which evolve a few days after snow fall, and then just get bigger and harder as the sun bakes them :-) Any info greatly appreciated! Oh, and if there's any riders from around the Bristol, UK area gimme a shout.. I live about 2 miles from the dry slope at Churchill, just thinking about rejoining I learnt on the dry slope in Gloucester, but you'd have to pay me proper money to get me back on a dry slope now. plug If you're looking for a good shop, try Noah's Ark in Chalford, Stroud - not too far from you. Web site here : www.noahsark.co.uk -- Champ |
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Hmmm. I'm tempted to comment that going to Chamonix and riding the
park is like going to an indian restaurant and ordering steak and chips. Point taken. Maybe I should use the time brushing up on my freeride then! Cheers for the advice! |
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"Simon Burrows" wrote in message oups.com... Hi Simon, Just got back from Cham (not a lot of powder). There are no boarding parks there, but there are loads of boarders. I found Les Tours excellent, some narrow pistes and then opening up to a huge bowl where you can off piste. Brevant is also worth a trip (take the cable to the top for a stunning black down!) HTH, A |
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