Stunning sunshine with cold temperatures has followed last week's stormy weather, we even had a little snow last night as well. I'm with Chris, Helen, Robbie and Olivia this week, and have we made the most of the conditions? 
Today Helen, Olivia and I went over to Les Menuires to ski down the Lac du Lou itinerary. The girls ski to a very high level which means taking them off the beaten track, ie pistes, is an enjoyable experience. Itinerary means that it's off piste, but often a popular route used by capable skiers. The area is huge with plentiful route options after dropping over the first ridge. We found loads of fresh snow, which made our smiles grow bigger. 
After skiing the itinerary we rushed back to St Martin de Belleville to meet up with Chris and Robbie for lunch. Poor Robbie injured his knee a few weeks ago whilst ski racing, which means he is unable to ski now until next winter. Every day this week the skiers have met up with Robbie for lunch. Often he is wearing his new sunglasses, what do you think? They are called Ray Ban Radiators, no sorry that doesn't sound right, maybe it's Aviators.Today we went to La Ferme de la Choumette, which is more than just a mountain restaurant which you soon realise on approach. It smells a little farm-yardy, in fact it is a full-on alpine farm. After placing our food order, I took Robbie and Olivia down into the barn to see the animals. The first thing that hits you is the smell: it stinks, quite frankly, but in a funny way. There are cows, sheep, goats, a horse and a massive bull. Plus cheese-making next door. I'm not sure how many times we need to wash our clothes again before the smell will disappear? Sorry Helen.
This evening I took part in another special torchlight descent. I'll write about it in the next few days, but let me leave you with a photo of the sunset from the top of Saulire before we lit the torches and skied off into the darkness.
Martin
PS. Thanks to Chris and Helen for allowing me to take and use the photos of Robbie and Olivia.
1 comment:
After a week, the faint aroma of farmyard has vanished!
Thank you very much for another splendid week of instruction. An hour and 35 minutes to the restaurant at the bottom of the fourth valley was a record. More importantly, you have given Olivia such confidence in her carving that the prospect of a week in ESF competition holds no fear. Thank you and see you in April.
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