4th Feb 2008 -McNab Snowboarding Day 2 -Courmayeur
This morning the conditions in Cham were overcast and not promising visibility at altitude. So Ralph suggested we head over to Courmayeur, we came thru the Mont Blanc tunnel and all was different…It was snowing very hard. We headed up for pistes with 10cm of powder before heading off piste for a few tree runs.
After a few falls in the trees! We hit the big stuff and dropped into the Valle mort for deep deep powder and I just could not stay upright on my board long enough to get speed and surf it. When I did get a few linked turns it was sweet!
I got very tired and frustrated with myself at the back of the group. Worst was to come the terror singletrack run out along the river, but so much more snow than last year. Ralph nursed me through and I got better and better and finally made it out. I was not happy with myself but brave enough to carry on.
Pizza at Christianas and a Spumante helped me for the afternoon.
We dropped into the trees and this time I rode so much better – I was letting myself go and grabbing speed and making turns thru the trees. Quicker and quicker turns and less falls! It was awesome conditions and a smile returned to my face.
Last run was the home run down to the bottom car park a speedy cat track in beautiful conditions. Very fast but confident I could keep speed and stop in soft stuff if needed.
Work call tonight but now back to holiday.
This morning the conditions in Cham were overcast and not promising visibility at altitude. So Ralph suggested we head over to Courmayeur, we came thru the Mont Blanc tunnel and all was different…It was snowing very hard. We headed up for pistes with 10cm of powder before heading off piste for a few tree runs.After a few falls in the trees! We hit the big stuff and dropped into the Valle mort for deep deep powder and I just could not stay upright on my board long enough to get speed and surf it. When I did get a few linked turns it was sweet!
I got very tired and frustrated with myself at the back of the group. Worst was to come the terror singletrack run out along the river, but so much more snow than last year. Ralph nursed me through and I got better and better and finally made it out. I was not happy with myself but brave enough to carry on.
Pizza at Christianas and a Spumante helped me for the afternoon.
We dropped into the trees and this time I rode so much better – I was letting myself go and grabbing speed and making turns thru the trees. Quicker and quicker turns and less falls! It was awesome conditions and a smile returned to my face.
Last run was the home run down to the bottom car park a speedy cat track in beautiful conditions. Very fast but confident I could keep speed and stop in soft stuff if needed.
Work call tonight but now back to holiday.
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