SMK3
It's Winter in Summer
The Park in Les Deux Alpes, biggest summer terrain park in Europe
I had to force myself to drop in right over the
steep edge of the halpipe since the top low end of the pipe was closed to
prevent erosion damage. It doesn't look steep from here, but......At the top of the park I noticed a
guy speaking American English to a bunch of 14 and 16 year olds, coaching
them. Trust me, this was the ONLY "grown-up" speaking American English
anywhere in the park besides me. (If I can call myself a grown-up, Iım
sometimes not sure if I qualify.)
Anyway...I introduced myself, and sure enough if it wasnıt Bud Keene, US
Olympic halfpipe coach from the 2006 team that DOMINATED!, led by Gretchen
Bleiler and Shaun White. I had met Bud at Cherrybone snowboard shop in VT
right after the US Open just back in April. Hey, it really is a small world!
To see what Bud Keene will be doing now that
heıs stepped back from being Olympic halfpipe coach,
click
here.
Thatıs the Pro Scoop page, with updates on other snowboard pros too. You can
find Pro Scoop in the Nav bar on the left also.
Bud Keene, US Olympic Halfpipe Coach
from Vermont was training future American Olympians in Les Deux Alpes.
Demo Day at the top of the mountain. Chris from PA and Lauren
Gray snow by the t-bar at end of the day. Party Buffet at SMK Camp
See the cows?
Argentine Instructor Ale at SMK Camp
More pictures of SMK Camp
