Alex Today Alex had what he wanted all along – the chance to run a proper giant slalom course. In[…]
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Alex & Mike Day 3–Autumn Race Training–Tignes Glacier
Alex Today we used a combination of stubby and long poles together in one slalom course – to encourage Alex[…]
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Day one – a return to snow for Alex after a successful first season on plastic with his school.[…]
Read moreTignes Skiing–then Cycling in the Tarentaise valley.
Today was just an exercise in getting the slalom poles up the mountain and checking out the terrain and options[…]
Read moreTignes Glacier Mid October
Today was my first day back on the mountain for the start of the new 2015/16 season. Perfect conditions[…]
Read moreMountain Biking – Under Les Tufs
Glaciers seen from La Grande Motte in Tignes. Mountain rescue by winch from a mountain bike trail next to the[…]
Read moreAlex Slalom Day 4
Alex – first day of Giant Slalom training! Alex was working mainly on “start of turn dynamics”, but applying it[…]
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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[…]
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Day one of Alex’s “on snow” summer slalom training. It’s worth mentioning here that this is Alex’s first time ever[…]
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