Freestyle Snowboarding Holiday in the Alps, France

This freestyle snowboarding holiday in the Alps, France is for those who can already ski or snowboard at an advanced or expert level, but are keen to learn some freestyle moves. The snowpark at Les Arcs is one of the biggest in Europe with an excellent selection of kickers, rails, boxs, tables and airbag as well as a nice hut at the bottom where you can chill out in the sun, eat some lunch or just watch the action. Your instructor will give you specific advice and feedback to help you improve your freestyle tricks throughout the week.

What is Freestyle?

Freestyle skiing consists of aerials, moguls, ski cross, halfpipe and slopestyle. At UCPA you would mainly focus on slopestyle and halfpipe during your course. In slopestyle, skiers or snowboarders will choose a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other snowpark features. Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding skis or snowboards on a man-made snow half-pipe. Competitors gradually travel down the pipe by doing flips and tricks.

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Price from: £659.00

Price up to: £968.00

Duration: 7 days

Overview

This freestyle snowboarding holiday in the Alps, France is ideal to perfect your skills, push your limits, and learn new tricks.

Itinerary

Freestyle Snowboarding Holiday in the Alps, France: More information.

Why book a freestyle holiday with UCPA?

Anyone with previous freestyle experience knows it is not quite as effortless as the X-Games or the Olympics make it look. Thankfully, companies like UCPA now provide instruction very different to the standard ski school style that many have previous experience of. You generally spend more time with your instructor/guide in smaller groups making it less formal and more fun to allow you to challenge yourself and learn the skills and knowledge to become safer at the snowpark.

Freestyle skiing and snowboarding carries a number of real dangers, therefore even the more experienced freestyle skiers or snowboarders will benefit hugely riding and exploring the snowparks with a qualified instructor.

Is the equipment different?

Freestyle skis are usually twin-tipped to allow for switch skiing. Switch skiing is when you ski backwards. The skis are also much narrower than all mountain skis for speed and maneuverability.

Some tricks to try on this course

The Grab
The 180
Backflip
The Kagaroo flip
The Double McTwist 1260