THE SNOW STORM When there’s 45 centimeters of fresh snow in the streets it ‘s a nightmare for a lot of people but it could be also a dream for others. We will follow two friends riding in the streets of a small town in the Alps : Annecy. During almost three days, the snow didn’t stop falling at high speed in this part of France. It was a complete snow storm and real panic for inhabitants who are not used to have so much snow on the roads and in the streets. For us, this amount of snow in the city was offering thousand of spots. The first one was a huge cathedral, This spot was mystic with two large sets of stairs in front of the building : a really good playground for us. We used the first set for the speed and we cleared the second one. After severals runs, we decided to shred the rest of the city. The city is dominated by a beautiful castle on top. There’s a lot of streets with a good slope from the castle to the city. It’s like a maze... We met a lot of people with snowboards, skis, sledges,... We spent the rest of the night riding the city , slashing the snow on the pavements, grinding , and clearing some set of stairs. A pure evening that we won’t forget.
Slope / the snowskate magazine