Risoul..

Lets see..
We arived saturday 6 March after a numbing bus trip. We booked with a company called No Limits, who joined with Halloween (french thingy) and something else to get a full bus, and full it was indeed! About 10 flemisch people and the rest of the bus french speaking. Our trip to Risoul was with a French bus company so we saw 2 films, both dubbed French! I can tell you, this is THE way to screw up any good movie! And add a small commic accent to them, a small detail, I can assure you! So we saw "Johny English" and "Mr Deeds", both not really highlights of cinematic novelty, so one can imagine the dubbed versions..

After a much less than comfortable bus trip, we arived in the beautyful Risoul! Nokia Totaly Board was having a contest, no better way to start a week s snowboarding then to see some pros do a backflip in a halfpipe! :D The day itself proved much less interesting since no gear, no ski pass made that I sat a whole day, looking at the snow, anxious to board, but unable to! In the end we got gear, we got our room, our passes, .. So I was set to go for a drink in the Yeti bar, with the Girls I already knew from Belgium and their merry pack of girls :)

The next days were all beautyfull snowboarding days! From about 9.30 till 12, snowboarding (first days alone, after that with Daan & .., the Skiers..) at noon we all ate at La Chouette or something alike, to energize for a wicked afternoon of snowboarding (13.00 till about 17.00) mostly with the skiërs, the girls, ..) One day I actually went along with Vicky's Ski Lessons, we visited Vars, it was nice :) Later that day was less, since I had an unfortunate close encounter with a ski lift.. I was too damn tired to decently take it. A week of sport & partying took its toll that night & I went to bed early :)
To be rewarded the next day with snow :) It was snowing in the morning! I put on the snow mask I acuired at the start of the week and had a Beautiful day with some memorable forest trips (Great Great hors piste posibilities! Really nice forest trips.. Memorable!) Wich leads us to the last day.. It might seem that i am minimising those days in between, but they were - you know - You Have To Be There moments :) Too good for words!! The last day, my family didnt ski, they had a day of eating, hanging around, .. But I had my last day of Snowboarding :) Not as good as the ones before, since the snow was melting, but hey, bad snow s better than no snow :) After a Great day of last snow I (publicly) changed clothes and went for a last Nutella pancake Risoul experience :) I waved the girls goodbye, hugged Rein & Marjan & about an hour later went on my way for Belgium, in a BIG bus (where I still slept on the floor) and again 21 movies. But this time (being Dutch chauffeurs) we saw "Le diner des cons" an original french movie, based on a play and .. Just GREAT :) Really funny & something everyone should watch! (french spoken, so see that you understand french or at least have subs!!) The second one was Ransom, english spoken and Dutch subtitles.. Not my fav movie, but hey :) After an excriciating trip we arived at Gent, did a day of mandatory visits (some actually fun!!) and went to bed for a deserved nights rest!

One of the new snowboarders was Cederic.. A fresh, second week snowboarder with amazingly good turns! So we had him along with us quite some times, wich was quite amazing since Daan, Joke , .. were all experienced Skiërs and I myself d like to consider myself as an experienced boarder :) He did sweat some tough.. The times I took him trough the natural halfpipe, the forest walks.. He was Tired afterwards :) Tired is actually even a BIG understatement :D hehe Reminds me of my first weeks!

We even had some sweet romance this week!! Alrough I wasnt involved (cursed dutch people having fun screwing up the message party!!)

The second day I decided to do some jumping. Again I miscalculated the jump and AGAIN I am in agony after landing on my tailbone. I'm SO gonna see a dokter about that one of these days!!

I now discovered my perfect board stance! Im goofy, I put my right foot at 15 and my left foot at -10, putting me at a totally DUCK stance and altough it took me an hour to get with it, I must say, its THE way for me :) Pitty alone that its not all that great to take those pancake lifts! damn they hurt :/

Ski fun with Daan.. he was the skiër I hung with most of all.. His speed is nice & high, he likes off piste too and .. well, he s quite a cool guy :) So we had fun!! (even tough he s a Skiër ;)) AND :) He s a Josk Ski Instructor! (nvdr: I took that course myself earlier this year.. And might take it again this year, since my skillzzzz have greatly improved during this week :) hehe)

So this was My Week In Risoul.. And a GREAT week it was indeed :D Cant wait for my next trip altough it 'll be at least half a year before the next one :/ Something to live too :)

hmm.. cant wait till next time :)
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But there s life in between those trips too :) Friday 's dentist day for me, its also the day I need to be @ Dworp for the end weekend of my Instructor Course.. Got to see that i'm well rested for the party on saturday :) hehe

and now 's time for food!
moeha