Get to know Jojo
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From:Salcombe. Learnt to ski:In Chatel, when I was 3. Most likely to be skiing on:Rossignol Hero or my Armada Trace touring set up. Favourite area for teaching:Depends which level but the Courchevel pistes are usually in mint condition. Favourite area for off-piste adventures:Oh so many options! The Chanrossa chair to Aiguille du Fruit bowl is a winner but Meribel is also an off-piste Mecca – with so much to chose from right on our door step. I reckon one of my best days recently was lapping the Raffort faces – slaloming trees, hopping off roofs and hidden lumps and bumps. But you need to get the conditions right as can warm up quickly there. A couple day trips to the small resort of Areche with Tom and Del was also pretty damned ace! Can most often be found after skiing:Having a cup of tea, in a yoga class, swimming at AquaMotion or skinning up a hill with a friend. Preferred choice of Savoyarde speciality dish:Savoyarde Salad Top 2 restaurants on the hill:Chalet Hillary in Les Menuires or Cave des Creux in Courchevel. Favourite restaurant off the hill:Igloo in Meribel for atmosphere. Le Bistro du Praz in Le Praz for an expensive sashimi hit or for social tapas it’s Copina in Courchevel 1650 Local bar of choice:Meribel Copina for a cocktail, Barometer for bumping into friendly faces, Tsaretta because it is on my doorstep. Best view in the 3 Valleys:Another hard one. Can I say standing at the top of La Grande Bec? That was pretty awesome and a bit of a one off. Best advice (skiing related):Admire where you are and the rest will come. Never spend a day on the hill without:My phone. Or a lift pass! |