Pow Day in Tignes

With the competition postponed and a foot of new snow, there wasn’t much else to do, but ski some powder. The upper mountain was closed due to high winds and low visibility, so we headed down valley to Tignes Les Boisses, the lowest village in Tignes and the only tree skiing.

The skiing was great and we had fun exploring the new terrain.

The forecast is calling for snow through tonight and clearing tomorrow afternoon. If the forecast is correct, the competition will be held Wednesday. Hopefully it will clear and we will have an opportunity to see what the venue looks like with a fresh coat of snow.

Day 2 Tignes – Face Inspection and Bib Draw

It was a beautiful day in Tignes today. The sky was blue and the sun was shining. It was the first time all of the competitors were able to look at the competition face, Pramecou. The face looked pretty good, with a variety of lines and descent snow. There will be two starts available, each above the most obvious chutes. Even better news, there is snow in the forecast and the competition has been put on hold in hopes of fresh snow. The competition will not be held on Tuesday. The exact date will be announced monday night at the riders meeting.

After spending a couple of hours inspecting, we spent the rest of the day exploring Tignes and skiing powder. The skiing was great and there were smiles all around.

The day ended with the bib draw ceremony. I was so nervous to draw “luckily” bib #55, DFL. I chose my bib and could barely look, but I was happy to draw bib #46 which will be the third skier woman. So all is good in Tignes and I am looking forward to skiing tomorrow.

I can’t forget the american men. Drew Tabke will be skiing 11th, Craig Garbeil will be skiing 15th, and Griffen Post will skiing 25th.