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ice legs Simon Beck is a secret slopes artist whose masterpieces you can only see from the sky, some big enough to fill six football pitches. In one day Simon can walk up to 3000 metres, simply retracing his steps to create something unimaginable until you see it’s from a distance, and all because he can. Simon quit his job as an orienteering map designer back in 2004 to move out to the snowy ski resort of Les Arcs, France where he now lives. Beck now prefers to spend the day getting up the summit for an amazing sunset. Following the snow around with his Nikon, Beck likes to call himself the snow artist. 37