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I went on a little tour on Sat to go and see Steve n Jen who were staying in Les Arcs. It wasn't too bad a journey taking about 90mins and it was good to catch up with SnJ.

For thoses of you who haven't seen Les Arcs 2000 it is one of the ugliest places on the face of the earth. Only the french (or possibly the russians) could even think it was a good idea. It's like some 60's tower block like Hulme was plonked down in the middle of a fantastic alpine valley. Arc2000 is one massive building and it feels alot like one of those Butlins holiday camps. Not nice. To compensate the snow was good and the (natural) views were fantastic.

Since then I've spent my days with a mix of BASI and french instructors all working to get me up to scratch for my BASI and I've improved alot, still not as fast as I would like and my freestyle is pretty thin (just a few 180's and some nose presses) but I'm pretty happy with my steeps and slope style (the face holds no fear for me any more)

In the mean time the XBox Big Day Out is in town (technically speaking it should be big days out as it covers 3 days but there we go). They've built an enourmous park at the bottom of the face and various pros from all around the world have been taking turns to hurl themselves off the massive kicker for the crowds amusement. It's all a little bit gladiator really.

It all finishes tomorrow with the grand final then a massive party in the evening. I'll take my trusty camera and go pro stalking.