8th - 15th March 2020
Thomski 2020
Bozel Year 11
Thomski's 29th trip. Blimey where did all the time go?
Events this year all conspire to reduce our numbers to the smallest ever traveling gang and on mountain team. MT,AT,CJ,SL and RL. Hot Dog also testing out the performance envelope of his recently installed knee replacement. Team equipped with antiseptic gels, keeping social distance from the locals where possible!
2020 Domaine de Thomski
Monday - Champagny, giant clouds and brief eclairissons,
great under ski.
Tuesday - trip out to PL but no mountain action, snowy day.
Wednesday - La Plagne, sunny spells
Thursday - Pralognan, sunny until late pm
Friday - La Plagne - cloud in valley but bright and clear on slopes
Saturday - Pralognan - sunny after light clouds
Out 5 days of 6
Good weather 4 of 6
Warming up especially Thursday and Friday. Plenty of snow cover, no patches anywhere on piste. Some great skiing to be had, La Plagne busy, Pralognan very peaceful.
Monday - dramatic atmosphere
The last run back to the Gondola
Fortunately the terrain is familiar, even though it is invisible.
Wednesday turned out GLORIOUS !
Back up to La Plagne - full system today
Note various new and recycled gear......
Beers at Borseliers
Earned !
Thursday
Back up in the family and pensioner friendly area at Pralognan la Vanoise
Fontainettes Lunch Stop
Fabulous Tarte Beaufortain
Coming down from the Ancolie Lift
Turn and Turn Again
Going Well
Friday 13th
Fogged out in the Valley
But once we were up where the air is rarified
STUPENDOUS
Inversens coffee stop
What a sky!
Destination Tunnel
Later on the atmospherics got going again
Fortunately the sun was out at the Roc de Blanchet Hostelrie
Last day out
Back to Pralognan
Great venue for a steady day
On the Genepi lift
Looking back down
AT ready to wind down the windows
Bozel Base
Cheers!
It turned out that today Saturday 14th March would be the last skiing day of the season
Phew, just made it. Plenty of gel left for the trip home.
Monday 16th - Hove with Vikki, before the Social Distancing kicked in
Some actuals
Depart Sutton 0500
Arrive Tunnel 0620
Depart Calais 0935
Arrive Bozel 19.50
Depart Bozel 0700
Arrive Tunnel 1705
Fuel Cost
£244 at 34.7mpg
Toll £156 total both ways
Tunnel
£177 return per car
La Plagne lift pass (senior) with insurance EU 47 per day
Pralognan EU 28 per day with insurance
