View from Villaroger of La Rosière, Le Miroir, La Masure, Ste Foy and Ste Foy Station After two days cooped up in our apartment, looking out at the snow and fog, we got our reward! The top lift connecting Villaroger to Les Arcs remained shut, helping keep the powder to a select few. We found …
The first three weeks of January gave us yet more settled weather. In an effort to shake off the overindulgence of Christmas, we spent many days walking uphill, interspersed with downhill days in La Rosière, La Thuille, Les Arcs and Ste Foy. The Dôme de Vaugelas treated us to a 910m climb on a scorching …
Col de la Tourne ski tour This was our first tour without a guide. We took advantage of unusually sunny and settled weather in January (and low avalanche risk!) to hop over the Col du Palet – just above the Palet drag lift in Tignes. A beautiful ski down, with unexpected powder, before we realised …
Col des Fours ski tour The sunny weather held long into January, so off we went on another tour. Our starting point was Le Fornet – the top of the bubble lift and beside the Col d’Iseran. We set off down the valley towards Les Arcs de Bonneville, before putting on skins at the bridge. …
Dôme de Vaugelaz We thought we’d try something a bit different: picking a tour away from the resorts. We decided on a skin up the Dome de Vaugelaz. It’s a climb of a little over 900 metres from the car park at La Thuile, just above Bourg Saint Maurice, to the rounded summit. The ski …
Jonathan has just retired so we’re both now free to enjoy all the action we’ve been planning for several years. We’ve arrived at our apartment in Ste Foy Tarentaise, full of excitement, hoping to ski pretty much every day until May. Ste Foy Chef Lieu is just up the road from Bourg St Maurice and …