Langstrath Limited

Sunday 13th March
Rosthwaite - Langstrath figure of 8

Got the planning slightly wrong, thought the second bridge was at Black Moss Pot.

It wasn't!  So we pressed on but retreated about a half mile short of where it actually is to avoid over doing it

Lunch!

Path a bit boggy here and there

Rosset Crag

Just past the first bridge

Black Moss

 Maybe we could get over the river over there?

In good company

7.5 miles

215 metres ascent

12.30 - 16.30

National Trust Bogs closed on retn to Rosthwaite
Can anyone tell me WTFIGO?

Thomski 2016 #BozelVariations

25 years of Winston's (formerly Darlington's)
PREMIER SKI OPERATION

Seventh Year in Bozel
Full Thomski History here
(report back if link fails)

Monday - All out in Champagny - foggy, quit after lunch, only just found the telecabine back down
Tuesday - All out in Champagny, lunch at Le Carrely (La Plagne) , great conditions good weather
Wednesday - Snow showers - Hot Dog and Thomski out to Champagny and La Plagne -  full gang meet for lunch at Club Alpina (No pics for the day's record)
Thursday - Her Luminescence, Thomski and Hot Dog to Courcheval, snowing, lunch at Pilatus.
Friday - Gas Tank (2 off) Thomski and Hot Dog to Courcheval, more fresh snow overnight, full gang meet for lunch at 1850. Bus yo-yo shenanigans follow.
Saturday - Thomski and Hot Dog to Courcheval, snowing in the morning, lunch at Pilatus, eclairissons in the afternoon.

Foggy Monday
Heading up the Borseliers Chair

Great difficulty finding the way from up there back to the telecabine station back to the valley

Tuesday - MUCH BETTER!!

Coming off the Rossa lift

In the Bijolin sector looking across to Les Arcs

Lunch imminent!

Home running, on the way to.......

...... the regular pit stop at the Borseliers

This was a reliable place for rest and re-fueling

Chalet life
Complete with visiting cat

Thursday
Her Luminescence joins in trip to Courcheval
Sun tried but never broke through

Made the best of the snowy conditions pootling around Courcheval 1850

Back at the car park - INTACTO

Gnarly drive back to Bozel

Friday
Full gang out to lunch at 1850

Opted out of the 200 Euro fee to merely book a table in advance......

Saturday
A pretty rough morning gave way to the promised eclairissons - opening up a wealth of faff-able terrain so Hot Dog and Thomski duly made the most of it.

Girls enjoy a nice walk round the lake and a Pizza in town with a fine Cotes de Rhone.

All Requirements Met!

For future reference

ACTUALS

85 min drive to Dover Ferry

Depart Calais 11.15 am, arrive Bozel 21.10 (10 hours)

Depart Bozel 07.15, arrive Tunnel at 17.30 (10 hours 15)

Wall Maul

Early Feb
Still going well at Harrogate

Peter makes good use of the tuffa and goes for the jug-u-like

Valentine's weekend

Saturday 13th - trip out West

By Loughrigg Tarn

Gimmer !!


New jacket makes debut

Sunday 14th

All set for Valentine Supper!

61

Saturday Feb 6th

Birthday Weekend - the end of year 61
J&G round for meal Friday
To the pictures (Dad's Army) Saturday matinee and a Steak and Chips Supper

Thanks for all the great cards, CD's, Sports Bag, Socks and Piano Lesson!!


Here's to another great year!

Bowie Was

Monday 11th January
Woke up hearing series of DB tracks on radio interspersed with commentary in the past tense....
Nicky Campbell cemented the mounting sense of dread.

Played Quicksand
"Don't believe in yourself
Don't deceive with belief
Knowledge comes with death's release"

Albums
Most of em

Concerts
June 6th 1973 Sheffield City Hall (Second Show)

August 5th 1997 Nottingham Rock City

DB opens with Quicksand at Rock City

Me, Margaret and Clive with about 1700 other souls
Some favourite live action here
One-take Bowie in full cocaine-fueled raw-throated glory

Sneak Ski Week in the Massif de Mont Blanc

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