As May turned into June, the combination of a large snow pack and heavy Spring rains, gave us extremely high water levels, so much so the local government office, took the unprecedented step and closed all the rivers in Haute-Alpes Department.  With the recently huge river levels in the French Alps, the dynamic nature of these alpine [...]

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Gene17
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Yesterday was the first ever Slope Jam on the Fournel. Paddlers from Universities all over the UK and some ‘mature students’ were throwing down the drops and grinding down fallen trees.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Our team paddlers made a big impression, Matt Tidy chucking some of the most stylish moves with almost no effort and Rosie Cripps pulling some [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Palm HQ
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Team paddler Ed Smith, recently returned from paddling out in Italy in the Val Sesia Valley.
Check out his two part video guide to the area on our podcast.

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Palm HQ
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