Hi All, hope you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year!
I've just finished my first 3 day Tech Clinic of the season. The weather hasn't been great, bad visibility, snow and then rain right up to 2000m which wasn't so good but the hard core Brits rode through the hard times and then scored it big time today in Courmayeur where it snowed a good 30 to 40cm and of course we had to ride in it all day long!
The guys came on well, we worked on using the control points of the board effectively, looked at the bio-mechanics of movement to apply pressure to the board in order to make it turn by design rather than force and looked at controlling speed by the line you take and by re-thinking how you look at, read and ride the terrain that the mountain presents (even on the piste!).
It was the first of the three day sessions that I've run and we managed to get a lot done and made some great changes. All the guys said that it was a shame the course wasn't longer as they were just starting to click with certain things but they now know what they need to work on and have goals to work towards. They are on the progression now and so everyday will just get better and better!
Towards the end of the day the temperature rose again and we heard some massive avalanches roaring down the Brenva face of Mont Blanc which was hidden in the cloud. It rained again in Chamonix for most of the day so its good to have the Courmayeur option for these kind of conditions when the warm air is coming up from the South. The 2 sides of Mont Blanc are often opposites when it comes to conditions and weather patterns.
Anyway, it was nice to dive in to some deep fresh again and I had a great three days with the team.
I now have a few days off before I start the big run through until April! I finally put the bike away and set it up on the turbo trainer in the garage, I'm determined to not loose the fitness that I worked so hard to get this Autumn, I might even get out down the valley in the next few days if the weather stays as it is as the roads are now clear again. It would be strange to be out on the bike for the start of the year, then riding freshies up the hill the next day!
As I write this it has started snowing again outside so things are looking better for next week, snow down here means dumping up top!
Quite a lot of interest in courses coming in but most are now full so check out the courses page on the site for availability or contact Ruth in the office.
All is good in Chamonix!
Neil.
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