Skiing in Chamonix
In March, winter sports enthusiasts from the group headed out to
Chamonix ,situated in the Mont Blanc Massif ,to enjoy the excellent
winter snow conditions.
On Friday we skied in the Les Houches area, and apart from one
mishap when we ended up in the middle of the British Ski Academy
training slalom, we enjoyed a perfect day on excellent pistes ,blue
skies and fantastic view of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix Aiguilles.
Saturday took us to Le Tour on the French - Swiss border when poor visibility saw us on scenic runs through Le Floret.
Sunday took us the more challenging Brevent slopes. Linda and Di
proved the stars of the party when along with Tim they tested their
techniques fully with a descent the Charles Bozon Black run from the
summit of the Brevent. Sue, Campbell and Alison enjoyed winter walking
and Sunday saw Campbell join a party of 6 women on a snow shoe
expedition. Campbell's style was cramped by the fact they spoke French
and Russian !!!!
The Hotel didn't quite live up to expectations - the bar had
disappeared from the description on the internet. Nevertheless we
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and all the women in the group helped
sustain tourism in the area by assisting our gorgeous Swiss banker
with his questionnaire ( plus the hotel switched the heating off as we
were drinking in the lounge !!)
