Lowri Davies

Some days you have to take stock and appreciate how lucky you are. This Christmas I was very lucky as I travelled to Canada for a week of snowboarding in fresh powder on virtually empty slopes with my boyfriend and his family. Peter, Will, Tom and I ready for a day on the slopes. Photo: [...]

After the Europeans, I took? Tasha Isaacs for a holiday in the French Alps. At 14 years old, having only paddled for around 18 months and already junior ladies reserve on the GB Freestyle Team, Tasha shows a great deal of promise for the future. I was keen to make sure she knew there was [...]

I generally try not to think of paddling as training, but I suppose that is exactly what I’ve been doing this week with the European Championships looming only a week away! I’ve been doing combined wave and hole training with mornings at Sault Brenaz whitewater course and afternoons at Hawaii-sur-Rhone in Lyon. ? Bouncy backstabs. [...]

I’ve just finished 4 weeks of coaching and guiding in the French Alps for Canoe Control. I met some lovely people, paddled some great rivers and generally had a lot of fun. Here’s a few photos: Jon Warwick paddling the Fournel with a back brace on. Gnarly. ? Nick Pearce and I on his virgin [...]

During the six weeks I have been in the French Alps, I have seen an awful lot of carnage. At first it was the usual Uni groups with lost kit and hospital trips gallore – particularly with the high water levels. But there seems to have been a second wave of carnage now that the [...]

Did you know that if you lose the red key to a P-reg Fiat Ducato in a lake in the French Alps,? you have no option but to spend? 1226 euros to get all locks, ignition and immobiliser replaced? ? ? Waving goodbye to my van! That was a damn expensive slip up! Some helpful [...]

Since the last update, I had a few more days with? AUCC? – trying out our inflatables and coaching the beginners before the? paddling ban and? continued rain resulted in? them upping sticks and heading to Slovenia. It was a tearful fairwell; but I was cheered up by the sight of many other friends arriving [...]

I’m now in the French Alps which are still very rainy and wet. Levels have gone down a lot, a couple of sections of river have had their ban lifted and there is hope of all rivers being open by Monday… but it’s still raining and the forecast isn’t looking good… Anyhow, I had two [...]

Last Tuesday I completed my last exam of my third year, deeming me “free for the summer”. Only one more year of Uni, then I can claim my status as a MEng-er. In four days time, I head out to the French Alps (via? the big wave in Lyon)? with my University Canoe Club – [...]

? I’ve just got back from 4 days of snowboarding in Meribel with a friend and his Dad. The sun shone, the snow was good and the food was delicious. Excellent stuff. ? We didn’t take a camera, which was quite? refreshing, these pics are from Mark’s phone. Thanks to Mark and Paul Darby for [...]