So, our world has turned upside-down! What a difference a week makes. It is just six days since I came out of hospital with my Achilles Tendon sutured and my leg encased in plaster, and I’m still getting to grips with the effort of hobbling around on crutches. In the wider world, however, events have …
Well, the evidence is in the picture! Sadly, an ultrasound told me what I’d feared: the fall last Friday has completely ruptured my left Achilles’ tendon, and I went for a surgical repair yesterday. As a retired anaesthetist, it has been an interesting (to say the least!) experience to be on the other side of …
The 6th of March marked the end of our long-standing “off-piste week”: a tradition spanning nearly 20 years, where I ski with a group of friends and a guide, seeking powder and untracked routes. This year was a little different, with plans changed, and an unfortunate ending (more on that later…). This year we intended …
We’ve had a varied few days since the last post. Memories of crowded slopes persuaded us to go back to the UK for the half-term school holidays, and gave us the chance to return to Cornwall, catch up with old friends, and check on our sailing boat, Merryn. Fortunately, she was in good shape, having …
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 …
Fresh tracks in La Rosière What a day! With our friends Kris and Gary, we set off for La Rosière expecting a gentle day cruising on the pistes and lunch in Italy. We hadn’t anticipated the huge amount of snow that the stormy weekend weather had brought to the Alps. From the first tracks, to …
We made the most of a short weather window! Our friend Gary has been in Val d’Isere for the week with his mate Ryan, and they invited us to join them for the morning. They had hired a guide and we set off to Le Fornet for some routes there. The picture shows sunshine, but …
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 …