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Category: Skiing

Skiing (on piste).

Grands Montets Powder

Wednesday, 5th February 2014

It’s become a bit of a tradition to take the first week of February as a skiing trip; it offers two fantastic things, usually some of the best snow conditions, and the week incorporates my birthday. Why not? I pay pay for the queen to have a holiday on her birthday every year, why shouldn’t …

New Year in Germany

Sunday, 5th January 2014

We left Chamonix on Monday evening and headed over to Germany, via Switzerland, to visit our friends in the very small village of Todtmoos-Au in the Black Forest.

Skiing off Piste

Sunday, 29th December 2013

On Boxing day I went skiing with Uncle Pete and Aunty Tish in Brevent. Mummy, Daddy and Oliver wanted to practice a bit more on the blue slope, but I wanted to do something a bit more exciting.

Skiing in Chamonix

Sunday, 29th December 2013

This Christmas I went skiing in Chamonix with Uncle Pete and Aunty Tish. We arrived on the Sunday before Christmas and spent the first day at Planards to get our ski legs back.

Powder & Cakes

Sunday, 29th December 2013

After the ice came the powder… no Nigella jokes here.

Xmas Skiing in Chamonix

Thursday, 26th December 2013

This year we have gate-crashed my sister’s Christmas holiday and joined them for skiing in Chamonix.

Crevasse Rescue Practice

Saturday, 13th April 2013

Today there was no fresh snow, no clouds, no wind, and – can you believe it – blue skies! Having achieved little in the way of the ski touring we’d planned due to the weather, it was decided that a day in the Vallee Blanche would be fun – isn’t it always!

Skiing Rice Pudding at Les Houches

Friday, 12th April 2013

Today Laetitia joined us, she’d been forced to join the team late due to work commitments (have I ever mentioned that work sucks?). This meant we didn’t get out until 12 noon. We waited for the free ski bus and grabbed the first one, regardless of destination, to maximise our time skiing. The first bus …

April Powder!

Thursday, 11th April 2013

A fresh dump of deep powder at this time of year is welcome for resort skiing, but not so welcome for ski touring!

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