Walking in Les Houches

26th Dec: Work early – miss the second powder day of season…. Not happy. Charlie and I made it up to Les Houches for the first time (skipped it last season as no pass) by 1pm with the intention of skiing. Spent most of my time walking.

Within the first 100m I double ejected landing to flat. Rocks poking through everywhere. Off piste below the chairs was tracked but really good. Well, until the last bit.

Got stuck. Walked out. Got stuck again - no snow, just rock and trees. Walked / slid 200m to the run. Not best pleased.

Found a French guy who we’d seen skiing under the prarion bubble. Chatted and skied with him. Few runs off the other side. Did a couple of nice pillow lines down a steepish face but lots of walking between. Best skiing of the day. After 2 laps agreed to ski under prarion. Snow was amazing at the top. Then got very, very, very bad. Every turn and you hit something (mostly hard branches luckily). Finally found the path out. Walked up. Skid down. Shit day in all honesty. Our own fault knowing how bad the base was in fairness.

Evening – got a bit merry. Went out for cocktails at Munster with Liam, Keane, Danni and Holly. No one wanted to go out so home at 2. Promises made with Liam for first lifts at Le Tour.

7am outside the apartment

Skied down the middle pillows, good fun but a little rocky