Remember back in March when sand and dust from the Sahara Desert kicked up and was deposited on mountain ranges from Spain to Switzerland? Here’s a short video from the crew at Nidecker & Flow venturing into the Swiss Alps to ride the unique snow, splitboarding to the Cabane du Trient and descending an east-facing couloir on the Pointe d’Orny. Most likely murder on bases but super memorable backcountry experience.

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