#14 Snowboard Cast for Monday March 20th 2006

Overcast, horrible weather but fantastic piste bashing, including first trip to Sestriere via col BassetSaturday 18th MarchAlmost considered using the hard stuffopted for the newly serviced WinterstickLow cloud but sunshine above to start the dayFraiteve is bathed in sunshineCanale Colo and Rio Nero are the places to bestill some good powder even after last sundays high windsHigher level clouds roll in from France and it starts snowing fine dense snow in the afternoonvery poor visibility everywherecall it a day at 4:30ishSunday 19th March - Italian Fathers Day3 inches of overnight snowpiste 72 has an unpisted stripFraiteve is above the cloudand Canale Colo is irresistibleRio Nero lift breaks down just after I drop into Canale Colocol Basset chair twicethen Borgata - Sestriere Colle and back up in the Gondola milky way piste mapRio Nero is fixed so we can do it againPiste 21 from the top to get to lunch - fantastic piste bashingvisibility even below the clouds is OK - much betetr than Saturdayafter lunch straight back up to Rio Nerooff-piste right and left 21 twice and a single Baby Sansicario to finish at 5PMN MusicSupergene - Big In Japan (UK Indie Rock) Supergene PMN Page Supergene websiteKanalo - Come On Over (Hawaiian Reggae) Kanalo PMN Page Kanalo websiteLaura Clapp - Let It Rain Laura Clapp PMN Page Laura Clapp website[18.7MB 25:17 96kbps]