19-3-2012

So often the best ski days start from unpromising beginnings.

We only went out skiing today because our niece had said she'd be at le Tour with her friends.

There was about 5 cm of fresh snow where we're staying, so we didn't expect anything special. 

Caught the train over to Vallorcine, where we were greeted by a liftie friend who said that, although the gondola was working the chairlift above it was out of action.

We asked what our options were and he suggested we walk up from the top of the gondola to the posettes drag lift- that was running.

We arrived hot and sweaty at the top, caught the plan des reines drag up and skied down to Charamillion.

Met the niece and friends and went up the Autannes chair. I suggested we ski a bit on the path back to Vallorcine, then drop off it.

It was absolutely amazing.  Half a metre of soft powder that hadn't been skied.

Spent the afternoon doing laps- magic.