You have to work with what you got, so when the snow totals are not going your way sometimes a little manpower and use of existing natural features can get your snowboarding monkey off your back. Thats how these Euros have been dealing with the abysmal snow totals in the Alps. Just cover up a bunch of dirt jumps with smashed up snow chunks and shred.

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