9th - 16th January in
Les Houches
Apartment Kandahar B12 with Sue and Rog
Right opposite the Belle Vue Teleferique
Friday
Travel out, Ferry for a change
After a long dry mild spell there has been a big dump followed by a big drench, raining hard at village level on arrival and all day
Saturday. So had a drive up the valley to le Tour, where it was snowing heavy at 1400m, but we didn't go up
Sunday
Another dreary day in the village, but togged up and took the local (Bellevue) cable up.
Her Luminescence returns!
Monday
Bowie Was
More rain
Poor viz
Trip though tunnel to Courmayeur
Cafe Grande on Via Roma
11km under the roof of Europe
In Courmayeur where it all began
Lots more snow over there
Tuesday
The forecast snow at village level arrived over night
Geared up and headed up the hill
Snow conditions much improved, not much in the way of piste bashing so pretty fluid skiing everywhere.
Much better viz than expected given how poor it was lower down
Home fires burning
Blizzard outside
Wednesday
15 cm of pure white snow overnight in the village
All aboard!
After a mixed morning and a great lunch at the
Vielles Luges (a fabulous little spot in the woods off the piste) things opened up for a brilliant afternoons skiing right up to the last ride down at 16.45.
Mont Blanc presents itself in truly awesome scale from up on the Prarion
Quick coffee at 4pm before the last gasp dash across the system to catch the last teleferique down
Sunset over Mont Joly from the Bellevue 'Frique
Thursday
Last day on the hill, snowing early doors, boys only going up.
Action packed day in all sorts of conditions, lunch at La Taniere off the back. Rustic!
Real mountain men.....
Last ride down...
A bientot Les Houches
