Wednesday 6 March 2024

Blue skies above the piste at our local station. Great day on the mountain!

Thursday 11 January 2024

Another awesome day on the snow. Little overcast to start but super quiet & spectacular views above the clouds later!

Thursday 11 January 2024

Driving up to the local ski station & changing boots in backseat of the car. Got this routine down pretty good now grin

Tuesday 9 January 2024

Bit late, but first day on the slopes this season. That, "we've got the whole mountain to ourselves" feeling! grin

Monday 30 January 2023

Another great day on the piste up at Grand Tourmalet - La Mongie/Barages smile

Wednesday 25 January 2023

After a suuuuuper warm start to winter... the Pyrenees finally got some snow so it's time to hit the slopes!

Sunday 3 April 2022

Closing day at La Mongie. All morning off piste in the fresh stuff. Just a tiny bit soft in arvo. Epic conditions!

Monday 7 March 2022

Awesome day on the snow at Luz Ardiden. Panoramic views all round. Really good conditions on & off piste. Good times!

Thursday 13 January 2022

Another blue sky day on the piste. Yay! smile

Tuesday 11 January 2022

Talked into day on (& mostly off) piste by some foolhardy.. erm.. brave soul wink Slow start but awesome by the end! smile

Tuesday 14 December 2021

Obligatory December ski shots. Beautiful sunny day & great conditions. Super quiet with no lift queues. Awesome! smile

Tuesday 10 March 2020

Not been a great season but good to be back on piste. Quiet up there, but found some randoms to share lunch with wink

Tuesday 10 December 2019

Bit stormy last night, left plenty of nice fresh stuff up here. Calm & sunny all day skiing with friends. Awesome! grin

Thursday 5 December 2019

Another awesome day on the slopes (despite a bit cloudy to start). And look who's joined in - yay! smile

Tuesday 3 December 2019

First week of December & on the slopes already! Awesome conditions for this time of year. More of the same please! smile

Wednesday 20 March 2019

... struggled through this wink ... (2/3)...

Friday 15 March 2019

Another great day on the slopes. Making the most of the sun & snow. Thanks to you guys for dragging me around! grin

Tuesday 19 February 2019

Another great day on the slopes of the Grand Tourmalet. Taking it easy not that much of a chore, eh? wink grin

Monday 20 February 2017

Today we made the 'mistake' of trying a very small ski station at a very busy time in very hot weather. Oh well... wink

Friday 20 January 2017

Back up the Col du Tourmalet. Although something's a little bit different this time... wink grin

Friday 20 January 2017

Another perfect day on the slopes. Lucky at least one of us changed something in their outfit! wink

Wednesday 18 January 2017

Bonjour from the Grand Tourmalet. Awesome day on the piste. Imagine when the other half of the resort is open! wink grin

Friday 28 December 2012

What a perfect final day. Les Menuires, up the valley & back. Val Thorens really put on a great show. Just beautiful!

Friday 28 December 2012

Last day of the week & it's looking good. This view is from the piste right outside the chalet we're staying in smile

Wednesday 26 December 2012

Boxing day morning. Time to clear the head after the previous night's festivities. Whhooooosh!! wink

Monday 24 December 2012

No camera today as wasn't going to take any pictures. But too beautiful not to share some stitches from the phone.

Sunday 23 December 2012

Some happy snaps from first day of skiing (prolly won't take the camera out all the time). Not a bad day at all! grin

Sunday 23 December 2012

Couple of kind of arty snaps from the slopes today.

Friday 2 March 2012

Very lazy week skiing. Still 29 hours, 272km & 27,345m vertical. We leave Alpe d'Huez tomorrow to return in summer smile

Friday 2 March 2012

The last day's views from the slopes, on the way to Auris en Oisans. And the biggest mogul field I've ever seen!

Thursday 1 March 2012

Almost didn't go to Vaujany, but beautiful run & what a view coming back! Plus snaps from earlier inc. our picnic smile

Wednesday 29 February 2012

Today's views: from the top of the Pic Blanc & Sarenne Gorge. Melt-water falls show how hot it is. Phew!

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Scenes from a mountain: part III. Views from 2800m, Signal & the restaurant at lunch smile

Sunday 26 February 2012

Turns out it was a hard day wink Joking aside though, it really was tough for my ancient boots which fell apart! sad