Alive & Kickin: Avoriaz Gallery

Spring finally hit Avoriaz just in time for the final stop of the Rip Curl Alive & Kickin' tour. The shapers sculpted an entertaining zone that consisted of a big ol' hip that led into a bowl with a channel gap quarterpipe with a rail that ran through it into another mini ramp quarterpipe. Basically there was plenty of room to get crafty in the soupy snow under the spring soleil. Vive le Slush!
(If you see anyone that we haven't named please feel free to tell us in the comments, merci.)It was an all out attack on the Arare park. Photo by Neil SharpDJ Mike Rock setting off the sound waves with noise to headbang to. Photo by ADTNo need to warm up, everyone came in hot off the bat. Victor Daviet planting palm trees under the sun. Photo by ADTEveryone was feeling extra flexible with the warm temperatures. Anthony Grapin double grabbin' stiffy a la old school. Photo by Neil SharpBuzzing through sky like a bee. Photo by Neil SharpSabrina Kusar was the standout lady of the day. Photo by Neil SharpSean Tumelty fly fishing for stalefish. Photo by Neil SharpWill Smith turning himself into human spaghetti, crazed tuck knee frontside air. Photo by ADTMark Kent sending it like Clark Kent! Tail grabber on the hip. Photo by Neil Sharp No such thing as too many methods. Photo by Neil SharpBonkers backside indy airtime over the hip from Sparrow Knox. Photo by ADT Jone Menthon going into orbit. Photo by Neil SharpUFO snatching tail with a powder backdrop. Photo by Neil SharpThe style dogs were out, Chris Kyte flying his kite on this tail cranker. Photo by Neil SharpThe shapers were keeping the runway clear for take-off. Photo by Neil SharpJJ turning up the raditude with a mega method. Photo by ADT Victor  Daviet flexing his yoga master style on his method. Photo by Neil SharpThe media and Judges, Raphaël Delfour and Vincent Simonin, were ready for round 2 in the combo zone! Photo by ADTJoe Power (yup that's his real name!) stringing together stunts, back D on the QP. Photo by Neil SharpJoe Power frontside boardslide through the gap bar. Photo by ADTUFO airing out an indy to fakie. Photo by ADTBig Willy style! Will Smith cab 27 front board to regs. Photo by ADTVictor Daviet front boarding outta the dangerzone. Photo by Neil SharpAndy Nudds rocking to fakie on the quarter. Photo by ADTAndy Nudds with clothes on to frontside noseslide. Photo by ADTSparrow Knox was going full turbo on the place, here he is firing a switch backside boarslide up the rail......frontside ollie out...Knox, Knox, who's there? ...nose press on the way out. Combo points! Photos by ADTThings were getting weird and acrobatic. Photo by ADTWill Smith front blunt up the rail while DJ Mike Rock dropped the theme song to Fresh Prince of Bel Air......to tweaked Indy Air out of the quaterpipe. Photos by ADTSparrow Knox racking up bonus points. FS blunt to.....frontside disaster! Photos by ADTThis dude didn't get across the rail and fell in the gap and was attacked by sharks. Flappy hats are so in right now! Photo by Neil SharpAndy Nudds doing the banana slide with The Grindhouse's filmer Jamie Durham logging clips. Photo by ADTPeople hanging late into the afternoon watching stunts, getting sunburnt and munching merguez sausages. Photo by ADTRight when it was just about over Sparrow starting trying the impossible. Crossing the channel like the Brits do! Photo by ADTThen these two ballerinas started choreographing some shred ballet. UK's Sparrow Knox & Will Smith. Photo by ADTAfter a few tries they managed to time this doozy perfectly. Sparrow flying over, Will sliding under. Photo by ADTIn the end we all had smiles burnt onto our faces. Victor Daviet, happy days...Thanks Rip Curl! Photo by ADT

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