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 …
https://youtu.be/ujFbr6G4jk8 A cycle ride across France OK, this is cheating a bit as we did this in 2018, so technically it predates our retirement. But… we thought we’d put it in anyway. Starting in Roscoff (having taken the ferry from Plymouth) we took three weeks to cycle to Italy. First down to the Loire at …