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High Winds and Rio Nero - first trip to Sauze Doulx this season via link liftsLaura Clapp - Hey Hey Sister Laura Clapp PMN Page Laura Clapp website6 inches of fresh snow between Tuesday night and Thursday2 inches more overnight FridayFriday storm force winds in TurinForecast was for Strong wind Saturday, Very strong wind Sunday and calm Monday expecting the worst - Saturday variable cloud and strong windsRio Baucet under the 8 man gondola - peach off-piste bowlunexpectedly Rio Nero draglift opens - first time this season get stopped by the police - told not to go off pistehead back to San Sicario - great powder to be had in the treesCreation Science - Hot Wire My Heart Creation Science PMN Page Creation Science websiteSunday - stronger winds - doubts about lifts openingLa Sellette is open - and Roccia Rotonda - and then Fraiteve opens aswellSestriere link gondola was open but Rio Nero is closedthere are trials of Venue, Protein and Phiokka snowboards - c/o La Glissetoo busy shredding pistes and powder in the trees to test anythingWinterstick All Mountain 162 - still going strongfrom the top of piste 21last run of the day hit rocks under windswept powder - well damagedstraight to the repair shop - overnight repairs to be ready for Monday morningFigureOne - Beautiful Creation FigureOne PMN Page FigureOne websiteMonday morning - clear blue skies and freezing cold - no wind !!!straight to the top of 21 - all on our own - what a dreamRio Nero is open - twice round it on the way to Sauze D'Oulx2nd time across the funnel into the powder in avalanche territorythen on down to the long link draglift up to the top of Triplexlovely long piste under the new Triplex 4 man chairlift to the top of piste 29piste 29 is a freecarve dream - so soft - all of the way down to clotesback 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 Neroone more long top half of piste 21 and upto La capanina for lunch2 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 dayRachel Kann - I Know This Rachel Kann PMN Page Rachel Kann website[24.4MB 33:40 96kbps]