Snowboarding with a Motorhome - Wohnfühlen 4

I head down to Camping Huttopia Bourg St Maurice after picking up James Popsys, and we head on up the mountain to Les Arcs for a fun day of snowboarding. We even get the opportunity to go all the way up to the Aiguille Rouge, at over 3,200m in altitude. But being freelancers who don't get paid if we don't work, we decide not to risk injury on the black slopes and take the cable car back down again! Finally, I take you on a tour of the Huttopia Campsite (formerly Camping Le Versoyen) at Bourg Saint Maurice.
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[@chrisborgmotorhome]

Really nice motorhome and a great campsite. Also awesome to snowboard in the mountain of Les Arcs.

[@andrewjditton]

It is, cheers!

[@andylawn9521]

Mmmmmmm. And relax. Just what the doctor ordered. More please.

[@pacaluvr7963]

Beautiful place...just stunning pictures from up high.

[@graemeroberts5730]

Excellent vlog again.

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks Graeme!

[@petersalur1111]

Very nice, great views and snowboarding shots, music was nice and relaxing .

[@otisoscarsrvadventures7754]

Lovely location...beautiful scenery. Campground was really nice. Enjoyed your video...thank you for sharing. 👍 Safe travels...enjoy the journey! 🤗

[@ernestoquintero747]

Really liked the music playing while driving to site, also sets up the mood the location is in Europe.

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks! I spend way too long searching for the right music so nice when it is appreciated, thanks.

[@janicebradbeer9874]

Another beautiful place!!! Enjoy the rest of your trip!!! Can't wait to see where you are next!!! 😊😊😊

[@grahamatsea3575]

Fantastic , I'm so envious. Wonderful snow boarding clips and boy does the blue sky help. Totally loved the French music, really sets the scene. Enjoy 😎

[@maureenmcgrath4664]

Fantastic video, breathtaking scenery! You looked completely in your element Andrew. Nice to have company on your travels.

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Andrew. Breath taking Vista. Glad you enjoyed yourself. I've been in harsh winters and deep snow for over 50 years. Just another day counting the hours until spring. 🤗👍💖

[@andrewjditton]

Yes, I know my chin strap was up by my ear... It was a brand new helmet and I didn’t notice 🤪

[@clairesims9443]

Wow that looked fun 😊 beautiful scenery .

[@colinjones9377]

Great video the scenery was fantastic👍

[@willsgetoff1157]

Stunning views from the slopes thanks Andrew.

[@maxkaliba]

I started to Ski in 1976. Been many times. only the last few years have I worn a helmet. Feels strange now without it - bit like seat belts were back in the eighties..

[@auchenshugglegranny]

oh Ditton you are just showing off now, well done

[@andrewjditton]

I can't be shown up by a young whippersnapper like James!

[@nealeburgess6756]

Wow, that scenery and the snow looked fantastic! I was surprised to hear you have been snowboarding for 20 years. You clearly must have started at a very young age.

[@andrewjditton]

Ha ha! No, I just choose the camera angles carefully ;@)

[@craigscott7798]

That feel as you calve through the snow on unpacked slopes... Just as you said, nothing like it!

[@rowingfrance]

Poor Dougal's missing out on all the fun! Fantastic scenery, and a great way to take time out. Thanks for the campsite review. The Bürstner looks so comfortable you won't want this trip to end (guess it already has). Stay warm.

[@broadsword6650]

That camera on a stick gives us a great view up your nose, Andrew. Nicer when you point it at the scenery. 😉

[@itsantiagois]

Sooooo beautiful! Glad you can 'let go' every now and then and get a good stretch before a long drive. Merci d'avoir partagé!

[@andrewjditton]

Je vous en prie!

[@itsantiagois]

@@andrewjditton De rien😊 🌴🐊

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

Great video , I had a vision of Dougles snowboarding :)

[@andrewjditton]

My vision is Dougal by a fire with THAT look on his face: 'Snow? Cold? Wet? SERIOUSLY??' ;@)

[@LisaMarli]

What a beautiful place. I love trams, I have a fear of heights which keeps me from skiing, so I always take the tram back down. But I do enjoy the views at the top. And that camp site looks lovely. I understand why bathrooms are so stingy in European camper vans. First the vans need to be small because of the old towns, then you have lovely washing spaces at the camp sites, so why bother with the cramped in van spaces. I still want a toilet for midnight needs. It's all lovely. Thanks for taking us along.

[@andrewjditton]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@audreyfforbes-hamilton]

Thank you for some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen! ❤️

[@andrewjditton]

Aww, thank you!

[@handyandy6050]

OMG Andrew, the views! Spectacular! Bet the air is clean and crisp! Snowboarding looks good (think I would need cycle clips if I tried it)! Thought about skiing in Scotland, but there would have been probs if I went Apex over wotsit as I was the only driver!

[@andrewjditton]

TBH Andy that *was* going through my head as well, hence taking it easy and not going mad.

[@andrewjohnston1963]

If you go back there's a fabulous red off the top - a bit narrow and curvy at the top but opens out into a fabulous wide and easy red down the side of the Aiguille Rouge...

[@andrewjditton]

Oh, if only to be allowed to travel back there! Cheers.

[@andrewjohnston1963]

@@andrewjditton indeed... Travelling vicariously through yours (and others) KZbin content for over a year now! Thank you...

[@tyke34]

You have such a great life.

[@bertju100]

great video and spot

[@paulmorris3613]

Glad to see your enjoying life and having fun.

[@seanadamson280]

Brand new to the channel Andrew it is great am learning lots many thanks 🙏

[@andrewjditton]

Welcome aboard Sean! Thanks for joining us ;)

[@yayasdt2738]

very good video as usual keep it up see you soon👍👍👍👍👍

[@GaryEtchell]

Thanks for taking time out to share the wonderful scenery. Oh, good lad for wearing your helmet. Who would fill the void if you hurt your bonce 😄

[@topnotch7570]

As always looks like you have a great fun 🤚

[@jenniferbailey44]

Lovely to watch. Looks Beautiful. Didn’t realise you were such a good snowboarder 🏂

[@andrewjditton]

Clever camera work Jennifer, I promise ;)

[@jenniferbailey44]

I don’t believe it! The camera never lies!!

[@GaetanHobby]

Merci pour la vidéo Andrew 😉 dommage que tu n'es pas avec ta belle caravane airstream 😭

[@andrewjditton]

Tout a fait mon ami, ça me manque.

[@michaelmann4189]

Hi Andrew that was really good you looked if you had a really good time. Looking forward to the review of van. Cheers

[@paulandbiancaadventures3458]

Ah, nice drop of snowboarding 🏂 looked a fab place. Nice to see a fire 🔥 on the site 👍🏼

[@shirjoin]

We see very little snow here in Texas. That was so beautiful, Andrew, that I am speechless.

[@andrewjditton]

Thank you!

[@royeirikandreassen6032]

Snow, mountains, sun and fantastic views, beautiful, nice campsite. Have tried my own motor home this winter in the high mountains in Norway, we got snow storms at night, we had to have a plow car ahead of us, and one behind us for over an hour to get down from the mountain again the next day. The car worked very well in snow and cold, you can tell how you experience are in the cold in Switzerland, you keep warm? What heating system is there in this car, underfloor heating? Waiting for new video report from you, greeting from warm Fortaleza (Today 28 degrees of heat and breeze from the Atlantic)

[@andrewjditton]

Hi Roy, it's a regular Truma Combi 6. This van did not come with the optional winter pack which includes the Combi 6E and underfloor heating, but it was fine nonetheless.

[@lecossais644]

Très honoré par votre présence sur notre neige Mr Ditton!🙏

[@andrewjditton]

Vous êtes trop gentil.... :)

[@katcankan7129]

Breathtaking views 🏂🏂

[@henrylinsdell9598]

Amazing scenery

[@tassiedevil6933]

Love the Vlog, use to ski at Perisha, Thredbo and Falls Creek in Aus, even did snow coach tours as a guide, my knees wouldn't stand up to the strain now though blue runs might work, here in Tasmania I'll see next winter Thanks for taking the time to show this amazing place nice to see you had a great time though notice you didn't show any stacks LOL

[@andrewjditton]

Yeah, I glossed over the stacks... ;@)

[@hayard61]

Oh, wow!😯

[@aongaro]

"That's how the cookie crumbles, my friend" 😂

[@andrewjditton]

...says the voice of bitter experience, I am sure! ;@)

[@okcantbelieveit294]

I’ve never tried using a motor home for snowboarding. Probably be an interesting experience though. 😂 Sorry couldn’t resist. 👍

[@kevandrews6418]

Hi Andrew fab video what a view to die for wow what more can u ask for would love to do something like that one day nice one ho and glad to c you wearing a helmet aswell cheers kev

[@andrewjditton]

Cheers Kev!

[@maggietaylor9475]

Fantastic photos and filming. Thank you very much. PS you're surely not old enough to be your friend's father.

[@andrewjditton]

I am, quite comfortably :-/

[@maggietaylor9475]

Andrew Ditton well I honestly would never have thought it and I'm not just spouting Billy BS x

[@G-ra-ha-m]

This is an awesome video, I'm really quite interested in trying out the van in a place like this - most instructive to see how it all goes! I assume a regular supply of gas and/or electricity are required in an area like this? Probably easier in a coachbuilt WRT insulation for the pipes and tanks etc. but it all looks epic. Also congrats on the snowboarding, something I've never got around to learning - I'd be the person repeatedly falling off :).

[@andrewjditton]

That is ALL of us when we learn Graham! As I used to say when I was a windsurfing instructor: 'If you're not falling off, you are not pushing yourself hard enough!'

[@G-ra-ha-m]

@@andrewjditton I used to fall off skateboards a lot, your idea of using water and snow is more sensible than mine, I found the pavement quite unyielding :)

[@davidgrant8824]

Looks like it's the tonic you needed a little while back. Beautiful views, but where is the sea?

[@kazz3309]

Haven't finished watching the whole video but liked it purely for the helmet comment. :D

[@carlyndolphin]

Always enjoy watching your videos. Do you plan on doing full time van life again?

[@andrewjditton]

Cheers Philip! Right now I am enjoying being home and doing trips away.

[@lisaewart6805]

That wasn't car alarms......... it was the Ditton on the slopes alarm! :) :)

[@andrewjditton]

Ha ha! That's why the mountains were so quiet... ;)

[@henrybarnett1063]

Legs a bit achy today stay back and Chill.

[@gwarlow]

5:20 Breathtaking scenery! You lucky "so and so's". Cheers, and thanks for this wonderful video.

[@joemccabe3029]

Hi Andrew, we really enjoyed that, reminded me of one of our best days boarding which was in les arc, last day of the season, no peeps with 2ft of fresh...it took me back, thanks. Snowboarding with a camper? How do you find getting everything dried out an sorted for next day esp following a snowy kind of day when stuff is wetter etc...do you use the patented Ditton portable drying cupboard?

[@andrewjditton]

The campsite we stayed at had a drying room. But the garage to the Burstner is heated and we just hung jackets in the washroom.

[@henriklarsen9616]

I do love the Alps so much - in the summertime. I admit that they look fantastic now, but I like when I can go trekking above the tree line, look for rare orchids and animals like marmotte and capricorn. It was quite funny to see Mont Blanc from that side - I always see it from Chamonix and Argentiere. I can only image what you must have spend on telepherique and funiculaire - they are quite expensive to ride. Did the camping offer you a discount coupon?

[@andrewjditton]

YES! It was €46 for the day instead of €54.

[@CaraVanOlogywithBecky]

Har, har, har - I deny that vicious rumour ;-) might be the only H&S thing I haven’t given you grief for recently. Anyway I deny all responsibility; comes of being biological mother to one very alpha male, into everything, penchant for power tools, high maintenance (who will go far in life if he survives it!) one and a much calmer, artistic one ;-) As always superb Monsieur Ditton, magnifique!

[@andrewjditton]

Thanks Becky, glad you enjoyed it ;)

[@paula.jackson5463]

Hey Andrew, was wondering if the Burstner unit you have is 4 season capable? Saw it was Cassette Toilet, so that would be in a semi heated space but the Grey and Fresh????? Great Vid!

[@andrewjditton]

Yes, it’s 4 season capable but the Winter Pack will make life on board more comfortable.

[@campcookhenry]

Where’d you learn to snow board? The UK is not exactly the skiing /snowboarding Mecca , I’ve had both hips replaced and got told when got the first one no downhill skiing or snowboarding, I went cross country but not since the second hip ,I really miss skiing. It looked like a great place to snowboard or ski Andrew, have fun .

[@andrewjditton]

Cheers Henry! I actually learned to board in Val d'Isère, taught by my friend who appears briefly in the next video :)

[@travellingtom6091]

Who is this bald bloke that has taken over Dougal's channel?

[@andrewjditton]

No idea! ;@)

[@ncplantdoctor]

Just be careful of your knees. We don't need an abbreviated journey.

[@armchairwanderer1287]

👍😊

[@jeanforlano5734]

Beatiful scenery. What cameras did you use to get your shots?

[@andrewjditton]

Hi Jean, my vlogging cameras are in the description under the video. I used the RX100 when stationary and the Action cam for the snowboarding shots and the wide in the cable car.

[@katcankan7129]

Hello 😺

[@hrve]

The campsite looks great. Is the campsite far from the funicular to take you up the mountain for skiing/snowboarding? Did you have to drive? Thanks

[@andrewjditton]

Hi Harvey, it's about 20 mins walk or 5 mins drive - with a charge to park. Or a free bus if you book. Cheers.

[@mattwilson1804]

Hello are you able to walk from the campsite to the funicular? Looks a great resort.

[@andrewjditton]

Yes Matt, it takes about 20 minutes.

[@mattwilson1804]

Andrew Ditton that’s not that bad, especially for us snowboarders! Not great in ski boots 😂 is there a local bus near the site to the resort do you know?

[@paulmorris3613]

The titles catch,Snowboarding with a mobile home. Hope it steered okay.

[@emiliehohner2531]

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