Summary: High Winds and Rio Nero - first trip to Sauze Doulx this season via link lifts Laura Clapp - Hey Hey Sister Laura Clapp PMN Page Laura Clapp website 6 inches of fresh snow between Tuesday night and Thursday 2 inches more overnight Friday Friday storm force winds in Turin Forecast was for Strong wind Saturday, Very strong wind Sunday and calm Monday expecting the worst - Saturday variable cloud and strong winds Rio Baucet under the 8 man gondola - peach off-piste bowl unexpectedly Rio Nero draglift opens - first time this season get stopped by the police - told not to go off piste head back to San Sicario - great powder to be had in the trees Creation Science - Hot Wire My Heart Creation Science PMN Page Creation Science website Sunday - stronger winds - doubts about lifts opening La Sellette is open - and Roccia Rotonda - and then Fraiteve opens aswell Sestriere link gondola was open but Rio Nero is closed there are trials of Venue, Protein and Phiokka snowboards - c/o La Glisse too busy shredding pistes and powder in the trees to test anything Winterstick All Mountain 162 - still going strong from the top of piste 21 last run of the day hit rocks under windswept powder - well damaged straight to the repair shop - overnight repairs to be ready for Monday morning FigureOne - Beautiful Creation FigureOne PMN Page FigureOne website Monday morning - clear blue skies and freezing cold - no wind !!! straight to the top of 21 - all on our own - what a dream Rio Nero is open - twice round it on the way to Sauze D'Oulx 2nd time across the funnel into the powder in avalanche territory then on down to the long link draglift up to the top of Triplex lovely long piste under the new Triplex 4 man chairlift to the top of piste 29 piste 29 is a freecarve dream - so soft - all of the way down to clotes back up Pian della Rocca 4 man chairlift and the New Triplex back into the Col Basset valley and up the 4 man chair to the Rio Nero draglift round Roccia Rotonda, Fraiteve and another loop of rio Nero one more long top half of piste 21 and upto La capanina for lunch 2 hours later after 1 hour of which in the sun at 7500' a few more runs til 5pm when its time to call it a day Rachel Kann - I Know This Rachel Kann PMN Page Rachel Kann website [24.4MB 33:40 96kbps]
