3rd February 2008 - we Love La Plagne

Today was a great day for a day on the slopes. It was also the coldest day so far and the busiest, although still plently of slopes far all. Here is a photo of Fiona shutting out the cold..

We started out from Les Coches, which is just 5 minutes further up the mountain from Montchivan but misses out the icy runs back to the car. LC is quite a nice place and we will probably go back when we next ski La Plagne.

Having scooted up to La Plagne we skied for almost 5 hours non stop, as we take our lunch with us and eat it on the lifts, although we did stop for coffee's and here are some photo's of where we stopped (it was also very cold) ...

We tackled one of the hardest black runs in the area, called La Coq. It has a large notice at the top saying "Expert Skiers Only". It was quite tricky at the beginning, with a narrow approach full of large icy moguls. Once past this section, we came to the steep piste which was covered in deep snow. We got down without any problems, although it felt very lonely, as nobody else was skiing this at all.

We were going to go to La Rosiere, but noticed that clouds were rolling in early on. From La Plagne you could see the clouds creeping over the mountain tops, but they stayed away from our area...

The dog who bit Heather (Fiona has named him Slicket), has come a cropper and is now limping around with a sore front leg. We are not happy about the situation but Heather is very pleased!!

Adam (the chap who ownes our apartment and who is currenty out here in his apartment) has some guests staying. They have too small boys who have fallen in love with Heather. The youngest wants to keep her..

Russ & Lynne are heading out to stay with us today for one week. They have phoned from the airport and have just started their car journey. Tomorrow is set to be another snowy day, so we will chill out and probably hit the slopes Tuesday. We also plan to see the band (who live downstairs and call themselves The Mountee) on Tuesday as they are playing at Tignes La Lac at the Crowded House bar.