The warning signs from the clouds that began appearing yesterday afternoon as the foretelling of a change in the weather were true to form and things have been a bit different of the slopes today.  Starting out under overcast skies, the clouds gradually lowered during the morning and by midday, conditions were considerable under par… Read more

Three day on skis have started to take their toll, evidenced by the fact that we went back to bed after breakfast for some extra sleep! It’s been another glorious day of exploring the pistes above the village of Chatel.  The views over at this part of the resort are even better and gave us… Read more

Well, after all the chopping and changing of plans and the mammoth drive through France, we’ve been rewarded with three incredible days of skiing around the Porte du Soleil region of the French Alps. The thick layer of cloud that we drove through to get here has remained in the valley as high pressure dominates… Read more

A healthy dose of good luck and associated ‘can do’ attitude has finally landed us somewhere near to where we hoped to be at last! A solid sleep and a hearty breakfast in the very cool studio at Macon, set us up well for the final stretch of driving. The entire day was spent in… Read more

We arrived on French soil and after more nerve wracking queuing, eventually got off the ferry, passing the border control with two hours to spare before the national travel curfew. We were in. With the cruise control set high, we sped through the darkness as far as the town of St Quentins, where we checked… Read more

While we’ve been used to having to change itinerary’s at short notice over the last couple of years, the last twenty four hour or so have involved an entire reschedule of our best laid plans. It’s been somewhat testing both mentally and emotionally (not to mention financially!), but thankfully we’ve so far been resilient enough… Read more