European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The outer limits by Leah Larkin feature editor skiers leaping off the Walls of a flaming Castle into a Mountainside of Snow. The bad Guys chasing the Good Guy and his fair Maiden Dawn a Steep slope of powder All on ski surfboards. Skiers with wings or what seemed like wings soaring Down Cliffs in More hair raising adventures. These Are jus a few of the scenes from apocalypse ii the fourth ski movie produced by Alain Calmar skier Mountain climber adventurer Par excellence. Galmard who enjoys pushing skiing and Mountain adventure to the outer limits is also the director of the Mountain Academy at Les arcs a ski resort in the French Alps about Iso Kilometres from Geneva Switzerland while Black caped skiers escaping burning buildings and others chasing one another at of speeds Down Walls of Snow Are not a common sight on the slopes a Les arcs Mon skis and ski surfboards Are. It s very easy. Vou should try it said Francoise Begum our ski instructor guide As she tried to convince our group to try skiing on one ski last Winter. This was my second visit to Les arcs. Several years earlier another pro irked to tempt me to try Monosky. 1 resisted. Last Winter i decided logo for it most of our group had More sense and went off to cruise the slopes on two skis. Four of us traipsed. Behind fran Oise to the rental shop where we traded in two thin skis for one fat one the Board is fitted with two bindings. When the adjustments were made we set off for the Hills. Getting on and off a chair lift with a Monosky is no Small feat. Some try to jump on the moving chair As they hold the Board in one Arm. Others leave the Board attached to one foot slide along in the Snow with ii White Happing with the other fool. It s worse than trying o manage crutches and a Casl. Once i got on the chair i began to wonder if that might not be what i would be doing next. Francoise gave a demonstration it looked so a Tegano Beautiful easy. She explained the technique what to do with the Knees where to position body weight Etc. Then we tried. Disaster. Ii was such a weird sensation two legs had become one to gel control on the Snow i had to contort the rest of my body in strange ways i Felt Tike a spastic Hula dancer with a Board glued to ski boots. K had to took ride cutout no resemblance to Francoise s smooth style. We All Sluck with in Tor several hours. Francoise kept correcting our mistakes with Little Success although one member of the group did gel proficient enough to master an entire slope without falling. Nonetheless we were All relieved to get Back on two skis. We found plenty of Challenge following Francoise on and off or see exploring the vastness of the Les arcs terrain. Finally one Day during our ski week the weather cooperated and we were Able to take the Cable car to the Aiguille Rouge the area s highest Peak at 10,400 feel. Less than Ideal weather often keeps the Aiguille Rouge Cable car closed. From the top there is a Tough Black run with a vertical drop of 6,890 feet that leads to the Village of vol larger. The less adventurous can choose a red run from the Summit. In any Case it s super skiing especially if there is new Snow. Another Day when there had been an abundant fall of White stuff Francoise Lead us Down the mountains through the forests and Fields. Our destination was a restaurant in a tiny Mountain Village. She raved about the food and the place an old House hat the skiing a in am it not Lor the birth Wuerf. Proprietor had renovated himself. Getting there was material for one of Galena id s films. This was Reat Cross Coti try adventure mane vering skis around tree trunks and Over Gullet and barbed wire Fence then out of the Trees and on to Hills with heavy deep Snow the kind that is to Swallow you when you fall it was fun of i awhile. It got progressively More difficult How Vii i and Fra Neple e teemed to get progressively More a confused. I ttf1 4 there s been so much Snow.1 u All loot different she said. She Lead us Down one the Snow could have been a substitute for i glue. At the Bottom we were we posted to path through the Woods that would take a 1 no one Hove vow can comp lion about m convenience. No matter Wner Twu the within walking do staff Tom inv Fps Motif backdoor. F to at both of the villages that link1 to form acc 18001s the largest of the qom Jle a residential Buu dirt Center around Bopf Ngn i after told shops i---1 supermarket restaurants disco eve Deu Jim fat. Offering Lake out gourmet meals an Avolt bks. Language is no problem the retort to popular Watn the British so most of  Engle Tiv. A Day s ski pass will Cost about 28 the Winter a Day pass about Hoo. All inclusive package Phiri available. Contact tour a International St of neg 6000 Frankfurt main Germany to 069-28537, More information. Specify that you would like the material in English if your Days on the slopes at Les inc Juv excitement,.take in movie gaunt Are frequently him at the resort. 10  october 23,19w