Off-piste Snowboard Camp, Morzine 2012

Once upon a time, in an extremely cold snowy inhospitable place, 6 gladiators pitted themselves for a week of backcountry snowboarding against the mountains of the Portes du Soleil…

They were led by MINT snowboard guides David Gladwin & Tammy Esten into the untouched, secret off-piste spots of the Portes du Soleil resorts around Morzine, Avoriaz & Chatel…

It snowed on call every night, laying down knee deep powder for the following day…

The mountains drew blood…

But they continued to shred…

The mountain tried to swallow them up…

But they continued to shred…

Tons was learnt by all; avalanche awareness, terrain analysis, snowpack stability, transceiver use as well as backcountry techniques to riding the deep deep powder to name but a few…

And the snow never stopped falling, and again they continued to shred…

And happy faces were permanent fixtures for the week…

Many thanks to:

The 6 Gladiators for being keen & solid shredders

The Mountain Gods for producing bottomless powder in a seemingly endless supply for the week

Some of the off piste routes done (as well as many secret spots to boost):

Pointe de Vorlaz

Pointe De Linderets

Vallée de la Manche (several variants)

Crozat Bowl (several variants)

The Croset Couloirs x5

We are now taking bookings for our winter 2013/14 Back Country and Split Boarding Courses.  For more information head on over to our Snowboard Camp page.  We look forward to seeing you in the pow soon!