Sunday brought another fantastic sunny day and we headed back to Col du Palet in Tignes to see if we could find untracked powder. Success! We dropped down the valley and headed towards Col de la Grassaz, circling the Aiguille Noire, and after an hour’s walk found a superb descent. We had planned to climb …
We’ve had such fun over the past few weeks skiing with friends from home in all the resorts. Yesterday was a great day skiing the pistes in Tignes with David, Lucy, James and Tom. Most of the powder there is now tracked out so we made the most of the glorious sunshine and headed back …
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 …
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 …