• Tom Ringwood
  • Tom Ringwood

Arc 1950 - 2026 snowboarding

A 10-day adventure by Tom Read more
  • Trip start
    March 13, 2026

    Another one bites the dust! 🪩 🕺🏻

    February 13, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

    Decided we would head to the opposite side of the mountains to catch a double decker gondola!

    One of the longer days we've done, made it to the top of a 3417m mountain over looking Montblanc, tallest we could find on the map.

    Really nice photo of montblanc in the reflection of the goggles lining up with the horizon - courtesy of Chris 😉

    (Don't worry, we met our hot chocolate quota!!)
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  • In da beningging

    March 13 in South Africa ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We are back for 2026!!

    Starting off with the usual - flight is today and bags are still being packed.

    These are usually meant to be long entries with big paragraphs (at least that's what Charlie did, iykyk).

    We aren't doing it like that 😁
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  • The Martial Eagle has landed

    March 14 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 5 °C

    It sure as hell wasn't first class but these were easily the furthest reclining seats I've ever been in. I watched several people get squished by the passenger infront 😂

    Also very impressed by the "Swiss air" branded *metal* cutlery - very Yamaha of them.

    All in all, as it says on the beer can, it was a "sip of well being"
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  • Charlies Chocolate 🍫 🔥

    March 15 in France ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C

    Missed this morning's post but the day is done and we've finally found our hot chocolate so everyone stop panicking.

    HUGE success, powder around every corner!

    Was a little worried for the first run but once that was done it was like riding a bike, I think I might be getting pretty good at this whole snowboarding thing 🙂‍↕️😏

    (Bonus video of Chris as well as a little "Time with Tom" explaining the new snowboard bindings)
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  • Day 2 done and dusted!

    March 16 in France ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C

    Slower start than the rest of the gang but it was a long day - 4 and a half hours, to the point were I thought my calf was going to fall off.

    Punished some more hot chocolates though!!!

    And also managed to get a little stuck attempting some off piste (enjoy the commentary) but all in all, great day, great views and made it home. 😊Read more

  • Time for trains!!

    March 18 in France ⋅ 🌙 -5 °C

    Took a day off today, very short snowboard this morning.

    Group split off into 2 teams, one taking the bus to the town at the bottom of the mountain and the other snowboarding and using lifts - arrived at the EXACT same time 😂

    A lot less snow and much more greenery and flowers but still just as cold ❄️ - took a trip on the "Fanacular" which has a sole purpose of taking people from the town up to the slopes.
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  • Done and dusted!

    March 20 in France ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C

    Final day on the slopes complete!

    What I thought was going to be a short relaxed end to the trip was in fact not at all, but rather one of the longest distances we've done 😂

    My calves feel like they are about to fall off the bone like a perfectly cooked tomahawk 🥩

    Sent ourselves down a 3km sled course that caused a broken arm and nose (not in our group though!) silly me didn't take any photos of it 🙂
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  • Small layover 🛫 💺

    March 21 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    Very short break between flights before the long haul and 2026 snowboard is officially over.

    (You won't believe me but the photo with the wine was not meant to be depicted.....in that way - but I've only got one photo of the size of that wine bottle so you get to enjoy it aswell😅😂)Read more

  • Trip end
    March 22, 2026