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Crowds gather to show their support
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Despite the white-out, the race still went on
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The Tignes Leaders put on their glad rags
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Our first team of snowboarders!
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Following the success of last year’s event, the Ski Club returned to Tignes last week to host the Ski Club Dual Slalom 2012.
Run in conjunction with Evolution 2 and Land Rover, the event was once again a massive success drawing crowds of competitors and spectators from all over the Espace Killy ski area.
On the 4 April, 18 teams competed in white-out conditions on the slopes of Val Claret. With sunshine at beginning of the week, the weather took a sudden change overnight which made the slalom course and overall snow conditions slightly less spring-like!
Nevertheless spirits remained high, and this year’s fancy dress was some the best seen at the Dual Slalom. 'Licence to Spill' competed in tuxedos and cocktail dresses that lan Fleming would have been proud off.
Whilst 'Cinderella Slippers' opted for the classic fairytale attire, 'Norfolk ‘n’ chance' ditched their clothes and donned a toga (in somewhat bracing conditions).
Our 18 teams - made up of families, students, seasonnaires, locals and our very own Ski Club Leaders, competed in a time trial which placed them in either the Trophy or Plate contests. Teams then competed in a knock out competition until we were left with our winners.
After a nail-biting competition filled with excitement and upsets, first prize in the Trophy contest went to ‘Hildrey and the three Mc’s’, and the winners of the Plate contest were 'The Underdogs'.
With the race wrapped up, the crowds headed to Le Coffee bar in Val Claret for the prize giving where the winners were presented with some fantastic prizes ranging from a heli-ski trip with Tignes Heli Ski, equipment and ski wear to private ski instruction and an off-piste guiding experience with Henry’s Avalanche Talk.
In addition to the top three teams in each contest, prizes were also awarded for best fancy dress, which went to returning competitors ‘License to Spill’, and best family team which was won by another of last year’s teams, ‘Cinderella Slippers’.
The Dual Slalom’s not just for skiers - this year we also had our first snowboarding team take part aka ‘Super Rad’ – who gave other teams a run for their money!
Once official proceedings had come to a close, the party atmosphere continued with the elated participants enjoying some celebratory drinks in Loop Bar. It was a fantastic day out – thank you to Evolution 2, our sponsors and participants who helped make it such a huge success!
Look out for more photos from the event on Facebook and a special report in the Ski Club Snowcast on Ski Club TV.
