Well, we decided to give them a go – snow shoes that is. And Wow, what fun they are! Makes walking in snow a breeze,
Tag: Skiing
St. Gervais After Fresh Snow
The following three clips were taken at St. Gervais after fresh snow on Thursday night.
Walking around Les Contamines
Went for a great walk around Les Contamines. It wasn’t meant to be around Les Contamines, we took the wrong path and started doing the
A Tale of Two Halves – One Soggy
Well, the snowfall turned out to be a bit sporadic, but there was about 4 inches of it overall. Below about 1700m it fell as
The Weather Outside is Frightful, the Snow is so…. missing!
A bit of a pee souper of a day. It rained overnight, and in theory should have snowed above about 1700m, but the overnight snow
Oh What Lazy Buggers We Are!
I don’t know, 5 days we’ve been here and so far only managed 2 afternoons of skiing! Actually I don’t feel bad about it, it’s
Grey Day Here, But a Black Friday for Japan
24 hours without Internet access and things can change in an instance. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday in Japan now dominates the news. If shaking
Lack of Gumption, so a day of rest
Today was a bit of a washout. Both of us were suffering from a lack of gumption for some reason. I got up and decided
J’Arrivee Saint Gervais!
A very pleasant drive down through the Jura region, then onwards to the Alps. We arrived in St Gervais at about 1pm, and quickly found