After arriving in Val with little to no snow nearly 2 weeks (that long already?) ago, mother nature opened up and it snowed basically non-stop for 4 days straight. It got heavier each day and we ended up with 80cm in the village (1800m altitude) and 1.5m at the top (about 3500m). With the snow, the resort sprang into life, and after much chaos in the streets with various heavy machinery, we woke on Wednesday to a beautiful clear blue sky and our first day of skiing. There's definitely something to be said for spending a season out here and being able to pick your days when the weather's nice as opposed to a one week holiday and going out regardless of conditions!! Here's a few shots...
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| Top of Madelaine Express chair lift - look at all that fresh snow! |
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| Piste intersection |
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| Relaxing at lunch time |
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| Dave's new friend checking he's ok after falling off a chair in the loose snow |
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| Dave skiing down our street back to the apartment |
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| Val d'Isere village from the Solaise Express chairlift on the way back down |
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