It seems that this years Tour De France participants are involved in one of the bloodiest(!) bike races of recent memory, highlighted by this crash (i've spared you the resulting images, they are pretty grim!). But was this crash caused by a driver who&# Read More »

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This was the first week of the Basi 2 examination so we saw the level step up once again. It seemed like every mogule field in l’espace killy was lined with basecamper’s determined to conquer them! By the end of the week legs were sore but feedback reported a dramatic rise in standard as Read More »

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The basecamper’s have started to focus more intensely on their level 2 exam. This week the skiers were back with Bass, who stepped the level up with regards to their technical riding. The first day they reported exhaustion as they had skied the length of the piste map, from le fornet to le bre Read More »

The basecamper’s spent this week shadowing the ski school in order to gain the hours needed for level 2. They were thankful this allowed them to queue jump as the half term punters were out in mass. The feedback from the week was positive and Christina especially enjoyed charging around the sl Read More »

This week gave the basecamper’s an opportunity to gain freestyle coaching. Both the snowboarder’s and skier’s progression accelerated at a fast pace with help of the air bag which is the most recent addition to tignes park. Olivia, the snowboard instructor was a huge hit with the g Read More »

The skiers were back with snow fun this week where Julian, David and Philip put the basecamper’s through their paces and pushed them to the limit.The week was geared towards increasing our understanding of the mountain, weather systems and avalanche risk. The snowboarders spent Monday doing tr Read More »

This week was focused on continual assessment from the Basi level one examiners. Both the skiers and the snowboarders were put through their paces and were not only assessed on their technical skills but also on their teaching ability. Both parties reported improved understanding and also a greater Read More »

The instruction became more focused towards the level one exam in week 3. The skiers had the Basi instructors and the snowboarders had Alliance in order to bring their technical ability in line with the Basi requirements. The main focus this week was on communication and ensuring that a Read More »