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A snowpark 100% natural
05 Mar 2009
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It is a major first in Europe. The Avoriaz Stash was totally imagined by Jake Burton, a Californian crazy about snow sports and considered as the best world specialist. One can move about in the heart of a large space of non- packed virgin snow in the Lindarêts forest and, for riders, it is paradise!

The Stash à Avoriaz

With the Avoriaz teams the rapport was immediate. It is true that they count among the best in Europe and that the resort was really determined to make both a playful and a strictly environment-friendly snowpark.

No scrap metal nor plastic for the obstacle construction, only wood, earth and stones; you can discover the eighty modules one after the other, hidden all along the route (which is where the name Stash comes from meaning hidden for Americans) as you come across the secret passages.

Pillows, road, gaps, walls, log jibs cliff drop and tree rides are hidden so that it is necessary to ride the slopes several times to find all of them.

The Stash à Avoriaz

You can slide vertically on the plant wall, get over stumps and tree trunks, slide on wooden tables, jump over roads and rocks, bent trees like rainbows … Mikkel Bak, the Burton Team rider admits that it is the nicest slope he ever has tried it’s like if you go into a forest and find natural rails. It is incredible! He says

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Even so do not believe that this magic slope is reserved for ultra experienced riders. On the contrary, it is because he noticed that snow parks did not have structures which allow seniors, who have been riding now for twenty years, to practise freestyle with their children, that Jake Burton has imagined Stash.

At mid-way, everyone reaches the hut with its notices which teach how to respect the environment. And one can even engrave a personal message on the wood!

Informations pratiques
Avoriaz Tourist Office, in Avoriaz (Haute-Savoie)
Place Centrale
Tel.: 00 33 (0)4 50 74 02 11
info@avoriaz.com
avoriaz.com
Avoriaz Snowpark «The Stash»
The slope, opened since January, 2008, is 1,3 km long with 470 m difference in height with 3 different slope levels.
It is accessible by the Prolays chairlift
snowparkavoriaz.com
To discover videos of the first Californian slope at Northstar-at-Tahoe 
thestash.com
Jake Burton and Burton Snowboard universe 
burton.com
Tags : Haute-savoie, Nature and Sports, Sports, Winter sports
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