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Monday, 16 March 2020

Take Five

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


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