rudegirls snowboard week – January 2012: For winter 2012 we tweaked our much loved rudegirls format to help guests progress faster on their snowboard, make the most of the mountain and maximise their après-ski time with more options to relax, stretch, explore, mingle and party than ever before!!

The Snow Gods were smiling down on us… after almost 2 weeks of epic snow fall 16 excitable girlie snowboarders arrived rudechalets™ Morzine on Sunday 8^th January. The following morning they woke up to perfectly clear blue skies, beautifully groomed pistes and vast expanses of velvety untracked powder glistening in the sunshine…… rudegirls 2012 was going to go off!!

Kitted out with brand new 2012 Burton Snowboards from the rudechalets™ on-site test centre the girls hurriedly made their way up the Super Morzine Gondola to the Avoriaz ski area where coaching was provided by the lovely and incredibly patient Angel (who in the late 80s won the women’s half pipe and French world cup!).  As abilities ranged from complete beginners to advanced the girls were split into 4 different groups for both lessons and mountain hosting.  Orla Doolin (Burton Snowboards) and Sabrina Kusar (rudechalets™) rode with the girls through the parks, pipe, Burton Stash & boarder cross – inspiring confidence and demonstrating easy jib techniques.  Angel coached the beginners and intermediate groups on the cruisey tree-lined blue runs of the Linderets valley and guided the more advanced riders through the off-piste paradise of the Fornet bowl which is packed with natural half pipes, step ups, kickers & drops!

In the evening girls joined in board-sport specific Yoga & stretching classes which were run by resident rudegirls yoga teacher and masseuse Naomi Smith. Après ski activities included sampling the loony beer Mutzig in Bar Robinson – Morzine’s après ski institution; pogoing to Drum n Bass beats at Basscamp in the Tremplin Bar and taking part in a 4km kamikaze torch lit night sledding adventure through the wooded pistes on the Pleney home run!   It was a fantastic week during which every single girl progressed massively on their snowboard and made some great new friends.

Due to popular demand rudechalets™ are running a rudegirls LITE week from the 25^th March – 1^st April 2012 and will run their rudegirls 2013 week from the 6^th – 13^th January 2013.  For more information / reservations please contact: www.rudechalets.com / info@rudechalets.com / 08700687030

Orla Doolin - Stash tree gap - Holly Sawyer