26th January 2008 - Les Arc's Fun

Today was yet another fab day in Les Arcs.

Jenny & Simon both took lessons and we skied over to Acr 2000, 1950 and back down to 1600. There are some very nice runs just above 1600 which we had not skied. Simon's knee held up well and Jenny enjoyed her 2 hr lesson even though she had painful shins.

We then met Si & Jen for a spot of lunch. Fifi and i shared an amazing Pizza and Si & Jen shared a plate of local cheeses which was easily enough for 3 people. We have always thought that Arc 1600 is an ugly place, and certainly it lacks the visual charm of 1650, but it has some great walkways and is a massive sun trap. If our lunch is anything to go by, it also has some great restaurants.

We are beginning to notice a few bare patches on the slopes in the morning ans certainly the pistes have become a little hard in places. They were making snow this morning in Arc 1600. There is limited snow forecaste for next week, but we could do with a sizable dump of the white stuff soon. The picture below is from our lounge and shows how different the vista is from just a week ago.

25th January 2008 - Lovely Day

Today was a great day weather wise. We took Jenny & Simon over to Arc 1600 and up the slow chair to do the blue run.

Jenny took to the slopes well, simon found it a little more challenging but as always gave it his best.

we managed to ski over to 1800 for a nice lunch on the Hotel Du Golf sun terrace where we had very good Savoyard omlettes and Simon had pumpkin soup.

In the afternoon we skied back to 1600. By this time, Jenny & Simon were tired, so they chilled out in the sun and we went for a challening few reds just above 1600.

Unfortunately, Simon managed to twist his knee. When we got home it was swollen. We gave him some medication (from Dr John) and went up to 1950 for a drinkie.

We decided to eat in, so went to Super U, and bought some local ham and fromage!

Jenny & Simon have decided to take a lesson tomorrow. Let's hope Simons knee is up to it!!

Heathers leg is getting better by the day and is almost back to normal with all the bandages off.

24th January 2008 - Transfer Day

Today was another transfer day. We said goodbye to Richard at Bourg station. He had a great journey back via Chambery.

Later in the day, we drove to Grenoble, which is a nice enough city. The airport is some 30 miles outside the main centre. Jenny and simon were an hour late, but we managed to park by the arrivals hall. The journey back felt long as we got a bit lost in Grenoble in the dark.

We got back home for about 7.30, had dinner and called it a night!!