Well, the winter continues in Courchevel... The skies last night were very moody. It was a beautiful day here on Sunday and we enjoyed the first day of 'party week' in 1550. This is what the staff down here are naming their last week. With no guests in any chalets, with the exception of Elan, the staff are not letting the cleaning of the chalets get in the way of their fun...
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
I don't want to sound like a spoiled child but.... I WANT SUNSHINE!!
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Through the Eye of the Needle...
Monday, 7 April 2008
April snow showers...
Sunday, 6 April 2008
The tiny chapel in 1550.
Thursday, 3 April 2008
The Shopping Day Dance.
Today all records were smashed and we managed to finish shopping, including unpacking the vans, by 11:15am. All the chalets are pretty full next week so it was a normal size shop; the last proper shop of the season! The girls on the second bus to leave resort were the most impressive: from leaving 1550 to go to Moutiers, until they got back having shopped for their chalets for a week, took just two hours in total.
Above is a video of the shopping day dance, unfortunately it is on it's side because I don't know how to rotate videos... But even so, I still thought it was worth uploading; it is quite something! Imagine the chaos these girls can cause on the dance floor after a few beers...
Once again we celebrated by heading over to the Marmottons for lunch; what a tough life we do lead...
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Spring blossom?
From close up, these trees reminded me of those cardboard ones I used to get when I was little which grew spring blossom when you stuck them in water...
However, when zoomed out as below, you can see that in fact all evidence of spring has once again disappeared and there has been more snow in Courchevel!
Now, I love powder as much as the next person, but by now it should be sunny and lovely every day... I think it is time spring came back for good. There is lots of snow to last to the end of the season and I dont want to go back to England with a pasty white face!!
Challenge extended...
Courchevel
· Green to PLANTREY CHAIR
· Bouc Blanc red to Moretta blanche red to La Tania
· LA TANIA BUBBLE (2 bottom)
· Arolles blue to DOU DES LANCHES CHAIR
Meribel
· Boulevard De La Loze blue until intersection
· Renard red
· DENT DE BURGIN CHAIR (3 top)
· Renard red
· Blanchot green
· Lapin blue
· GOLF CHAIR (4 bottom)
· Foret green
· Doron blue to Meribel 1450m
· PLAN DE L'HOMME CHAIR
· Escargot blue
· OLYMPIC EXPRESS CHAIR (5 top)
· Verdet blue
· Grand duc blue
· CHERFERIE DRAG
Les Menuires
· Cretes blue
· Jerusalem red
· Verdet blue to St Martin de Belleville
· ST MARTIN BUBBLE (6 bottom)
· ST MARTIN 2 CHAIR
Meribel
· Combe tougnette red then right onto dahu red then onto martre blue
· ROC DE TOUGNE DRAG (7 bottom)
Les Menuires
· Teppes red (8 bottom of GRANGES CHAIR; bleep in then leave queue)
· Gros tougne blue then la violette green to Les Menuires 1850
· Follow signs through Les Menuires towards La Masse
· Green run to MASSE 1 BUBBLE
· MASSE 2 BUBBLE (9 top)
· Drop off the back of the Masse into off piste. Follow tracks towards the bottom, then signs onto plan de l’eau red
· PLAN DE L’EAU CHAIR (10 bottom)
· Boismint red, cut right towards the CARON BUBBLE
· CIME CARON TELECABINE
· Combe rosael black
· Mauriennaise red
· PEYRON CHAIR
· BOUCHET CHAIR (11 top)
· Corais red to bouchet red to peyron blue
· ROSAEL CHAIR
· Chamois red past top of plateau drag
· Right down blue to portette chair (do not get on)
· Green to MORAINE CHAIR
· COL CHAIR (12 top)
· Col red
· Moraine blue
· Onto green past snowparc down to PLEIN SUD CHAIR
· Left down blue to FUNITEL BOUQUETIN
Meribel
· Lac de la chamber red to bottom of Mont Vallon
· MONT VALLON BUBBLE
· Campagnol red onto lac de la chambre red
· PLAN DES MAINS CHAIR
· Rossignol blue
· Martres blue into Mottaret
· PAS DU LAC BUBBLE 1 & 2
Courchevel
· Creux red
· CHANROSSA CHAIR
· Roc merlet red
· Pyramide blue
· Bel air red
· CHAPELETS CHAIR (13 bottom)
· Grandes bosses blue
· Roc mugnier red
· AIGUILLE DE FRUIT
· Park city red
· Altiport blue
· PRALONG CHAIR
· Biollay blue
· COQS CHAIR
· Lanches red
· Bouc blanc red
· Folyeres blue to La Tania