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Les Arcs, Air Bag and Learning Flips
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

My son (11) is rather keen to learn some flips on ski's this season. He's well practiced in the gym and on trampolines and can do well landed front and back flips from standing on solid ground. What we've read suggests it's pretty easy to transfer this skill to skis.

We're in Les Arcs for Christmas and it will be a couple of years since he last skied. He's booked in morning lessons with Spirit, and I'm planning to ask the instructor for some advice, maybe even a private lesson or two in this area. He's very motivated, so I don't want to discourage, but at the same time don't want him spending Christmas in hospital (or worse - seem to be some horror stories around too)!

I've seen on other threads that in previous seasons there has been a free air bag in Les Arcs - this sounds like a good way to practice the landing. Can anyone confirm if there will be an airbag around next week, and if so, which park we should head to?

Any other advice on learning this safely much appreciated.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Not sure if it's free. The La Plagne airbag definitely isn't/wasn't.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

f948lan, again not sure if free, but the airbag is usually in the main Snow Park above 1600 & 1800.

Have also seen one in the main Arc 2000 bowl
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Last year, the one in the snow park above Arc 1600 / 1800 was free.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Thanks for the feedback. Seems the Les Arcs bag isn't out yet (think the park only opened this week). Anyone know if the La Plagne one is there yet?
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I've been wanting to do the flip for a long time but first of all I would recommend doing the jumps in the snowpark just to get used to being thrown into the air, Have Fun and let me know how he does.. will be sticking a video up of my jumps and tricks to my trip to Les Arcs in April! Have a great tripf948lan,
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