So, after a fairly slow start to the season, we can now confirm that winter has arrived in full force. We are just coming to the end of a 10 day storm that has seen over 2 metres of snow fall in Les Arcs. A lot of the mountain has been shut which ive never seen before, and there have been few sunny days but to be honest.....who cares! Storm riding brings the best of times. Being in Bourg St Maurice i have easy access to Arc 1600 which has world class tree riding just a short 10 min Funiculaire ride away. The past few days i have had some of the best tree runs of my life and thats no exaggeration, just see the footage below. Now this amount of snow also has major consequences in the form of avalanches and unfortunately there are uneducated people out there who's knowledge is severely lacking and when combined with ignorance it becomes a deadly combination. This has been an incredible storm, and its going to take a while for the conditions to calm down and only then can we figure out where conditions are safest. Im excited to go and rip some big open faces but for the time being, the trees are a far better alternative and just as much fun!
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