Last weekend Courchevel was the latest resort to host the FIS World Cup Ladies tour. This year it was the turn of the Giant Slalom specialists to battle it out on the ‘Stade’ race piste at Courchevel 1747 (otherwise known as 1850 to some people).
I chose to take that day off from teaching, especially because I was about to start a straight eight day stint of work, and that’s before the Christmas period kicks in properly.
Sadly the weather was a little overcast, however that didn’t dampen the spirits (quoted from the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations last summer) of the athletes or the supporters. I took my mate Canon along to take some snapshots from various viewpoints.
It was a really well attended race, with clearly many different fan club supporters, various local race clubs, plenty of holidaymakers and ski instructors as well. It was a fantastic experience being able to watch up close and personal, and appreciate just how exceptional these skiers are.
Canon and I got carried away a little bit so here are just a few more images taken during the second run of the race.
The Christmas period here in Méribel is about to start. The numbers of people arriving in resort are increasing every day. The snow conditions remain very good, with weather bouncing around all over the place. Don’t forget you can stay up to date over on www.mh2ski.co.uk especially if you want to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas. Live with passion everyone.
Martin
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