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OXBOW BACK TO POWDER
FEBRUARY 1-7 2009

ARECHES-BEAUFORT


Contest: OFF
Final day - Wood Jib Zone

 

Date: February 5th

Event Call: Oxbow Back To Powder - France

Area Zone: Aréches-Beaufort

Last Updated: February .5

Bulletin d'enneigement du domaine skiable d'Arêches-Beaufort

 

Villages

A the heart of the Beaufortain massif, 25 km from Albertville, Arêches-Beaufort is village skiing; exceptional snow; 1,300 m of varying altitudes, pistes which snake through forests and chalets with Mont Blanc as a backdrop.

Mechanical lifts
From 1,050 to 2,300 m
50 km of pistes for alpine skiing, 13 mechanical lifts, 35 km of cross-country skiing tracks.

Snowshoe trekking
Many routes and paths are available for trekking with snowshoes, sealskins or just for walking.

By road/train

Paris
Lyon
Grenoble
Albertville
Chamonix
Turin 		630 km
170 km
110 km
25 km
80 km
210 km
Motorway until Albertville then follow signs for Beaufortain

TGV Paris-Albertville 3 hours 40 minutes
Transfer by bus at main train arrival times (30 minute journey)
www.sncf.com

 

More information, check the website: http://www.areches-beaufort.com/

Perfect Jump and Freestyle Backcountry for the first day of competition

 

Good weather this Wednesday morning allowed the riders to begin the competition on the “perfect jump”.  The 7m high jump, and great performances allowed cameramen today for some great footage.  Amongst the riders, the Japanese Yuri Suzuki, the Frenchman Arthur Longo and the Austrian Tobias Tricheur, stood above the rest this morning, combining great style and technique. 

 

The show continued later in the day, in the Freestyle Backcountry zone.  An area specially prepared for the event, mixing tight lines through couloirs, rocks and over jumps. Both skiers and borders were able to link up lines and jumps on fresh snow.  19 year old Canadian, Kye Petersen, Jerome Mathieu and Lolo Favre, led the competition, linking up almost perfect runs. 

 

The day finished up with an autograph signing session for the local kids, who came up today to cheer on the riders. 

 

*Perfect Jump: An impressive jump built to perform the “perfect jump” 

*Freestyle Backcountry: A series of jumps linked up on a fresh powder run. 

 

Program, Thursday Febuary 5th: 

Morning: Freeride Session – Skiers and borders will be riding lines on a fresh powder face. 

Afternoon: Freestyle Backcoutry session* 

Evening: Recco meeting on mountain safety