Glaciers seen from La Grande Motte in Tignes. Mountain rescue by winch from a mountain bike trail next to the[…]
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Alex No Slalom Day 5
High winds closed down the glacier today. Everyone had to hang around for 2 hours though before the final decision[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 4
Alex – first day of Giant Slalom training! Alex was working mainly on “start of turn dynamics”, but applying it[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 3
Overnight rain, wind and electrical storms meant the mountain was late opening – but fortunately not too late to be[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 2
Today we were together on the first train and cable car up to the top of the Grand Motte. That’s[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 1
Day one of Alex’s “on snow” summer slalom training. It’s worth mentioning here that this is Alex’s first time ever[…]
Read moreCormet de Roselend – Maffetone Review
Cormet de Roselend was the choice for training today. It’s not a hard climb being only 19 kilometres – but[…]
Read moreCol de Petit St Bernard
The Col de Petit Saint Bernard is a main summer access to the Aosta Valley in Italy. All this area[…]
Read moreTignes Clacier July 2015
Three weeks of heatwave – plus a snowless winter – has left the Tignes glacier looking a bit worse for[…]
Read moreCol de la Madeleine 2015
Today was a nice reminder of how difficult the Col de la Madeleine really is. There are a couple of[…]
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