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Chamonix March 2008 - Grands Montets (Piste)

Another sunny day in Chamonix. Weather was perfect, with some light snow during the night. Headed for Grands Montets today, having been up to Le Tour yesterday, which was the first day. Not a good start at La Tour, Richard broke his collar bone in a fall and is effectively out of action.

Michael had the camera on this day, keeping his eye on the subject at all times. This video is of me and him coming down a short run to the main meeting place at Grands Montets and then getting the bubble back up to the top. You'll see that Michael managed to get a shot of a skier falling off and sliding quite a way down the hill before coming to a stop, very funny and I can relate to it because it happened to me in January. At the time I thought I was never going to stop.

Chamonix 2008 - Part II - Grands Montets

I know that I've only been snowboarding for a fairly short time, this being my 4th long weekend in the Alps, but this run from the top of Grands Montets has to be the best run I've ever done. Off piste and through powder snow, fantastic.

Michael, Sean and I did this 3 times, the first time I went down the piste and I didn't enjoy it, too bumpy. This video is from the second run where Michael convinced me that it would be better going off piste. I have to say he was 110% right.