So, everyone has arrived for the 2nd week of the one snowboarding summer in Les Deux Alpes, France, at a scorching 27 degrees celsius its set to be a week of sunburn and shredding with a selection of the UK’s finest freestyle talent, including One Snowboarding regulars; Ollie Jackson, Gregor Samuels & Rowan Coultas. Everyone took it easy on the first day, just going for a cruise up the hill and getting aquatinted with the sick snow park, which has increased in size by a 1/3 since last year. To make the most of the sunshine, the afternoon consisted with a friendly volley ball session, BBQ and the world cup finals. It was an early night for everyone seeing as the it was a 6.30 am start in the  morning.

Nelson Pratt showing off his volley ball skills

Monday started with a pipe session in the morning and it was going off with Henry Shackleton throwing down a 900 in the true style of British Olympian Ben Kilner, in fact, it could more be described as the beginning of a 1080. Rowan Coultas stomped a FS 720 and Gregor Samules doing with some big crippler flips.

All eyes on coach Dan

The pipe shuts at about 11 each morning, so it was over to the kickers and quarter pipe for the afternoon. With Aimee Fuller styling out some backside rodeos on the kicker and handplants on the quarter with the help of her slingshot team. To finish of the day, Dan Wakeham dropped in from, well, the top of the mountain, straight lining it past the kicker line and into the hip/quarter doing massive cripplers – showing the kids how it is done.  With everyone tired and sun baked, it was back down the hill for another BBQ, splash in the pool and roll around the skate park.

Aimee Fuller representing for the ladies

Wakeham flippin out

A big thank you to Nick Atkins from Scene Images for the rad photos.

Check the blog tomorrow for another update.