These riders didn't miss the opportunity to make stunning videos.
From 9:00 a.m., Lounis, Sam and David were on the slopes of Piau-Engaly, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, to make the first tracks by filming themselves.
The result is striking, the contrast of colors between the snow and the sand is magnificent.
The previous night, an ocher layer was deposited on the region after the passage of a rain of sand from the Sahara.
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“When we saw that this morning, we took our boards and headed for the resort,” says Lounis, a member of the “In Pow We Trust” collective, which brings together local boardsport enthusiasts.
"It's not an unknown phenomenon, it happens about once a year, but this time, the quantity of sand was really substantial", explains the Toulousain who specifies that "the sensations of sliding are really different because of the sand that grips the board”.
A morning of pure happiness, which the members of the collective did not fail to share on social networks.
