A Quick Visit to the Tarentaise

After leaving Chamonix, we drove through the Gorge D' Arly and across to Seez, to spend several nights in a Logis de France.



Sunday 8th, Les Arcs. Took the funicular up from Bourg St Maurice for an Easter Sunday ski around the Les Arcs system. We met up with Rob at the Arpette restaurant, and took a trip over to the Grand Col area, then back to the Arpette for lunch. Beautiful sunny weather, and the pistes were holding up well, though it did turn slushy off-piste by mid afternoon. Despite it being a Sunday and a holiday period, the slopes were not very busy.


Easter Monday, Tignes and Val d' Isere The sun was out (again), and so were the piste ants.
We drove over to Tignes Breviere and caught the Sache gondola up to the Aguille Percee. Saw so many sights today, mono skis, tons of vintage dayglo clothing, antique rear entry boots. We decided to avoid the crowds and head off piste a little, so skied over into Le Spot, stopping to pick up a sandwich and some drinks, to enjoy a picnic. We were fortunate to have some entertainment whilst we ate, as two english guys had found themselves out of options and were climbing out of their chosen route in Le Spot. It took them the time for a two course lunch plus drinks to reach a skiable slope. One of them subsequently fell over, and shed lots of gear over the whole hill, which resulted in lots more climbing for him.

We had passed by their route earlier, it took us just a couple of minutes, mind you, we did have a look at the terrain from the lift.

Tuesday 10/4 Spent the morning skiing around Les Arcs, and met up with Pete Garwood, Emily, Rob and Jane at the Chalets de l' Arcs restaurant above Arc 2000 for lunch. Very warm skiing conditions, boiler plate up high, soupy at 1600. I killed a piste marker on the black Refuge piste at Grand Col, and I still have a bruise...well it was in my way Here's Andy discovering the true meaning of "piste non damee" on his way to Arc 1600.