Me and Charlie walked down to watch some of the Val d'Isere polo masters after we'd put dinner on the go, pretty cool on the snow and they change horses each quarter because it was about -24º.
http://polo-master.com/site/val-disere/
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Great guests and Big D visiting
Skiing with Big-D (Dereck) a mate from uni and his friend Martin up at the top of the Fornet glacier
Post night out with Moet in Dicks Tea Bar... not feeling their best
Back in the Folie, standard day off
Met my guests in the Folie as well, the beginning of quite a lot of drinks which started here, then moved onto Le Petit Danois for many trays of Jäger and Toffee vodka then takeaway pizza back at the Chalet
Skiing the 'Hidden Valley' with the guests
Skiing down to Tignes Les Brévières with the lake behind
Takeaway pizza on the bubble back from Tignes
Some amazing skiing through the avalanche barriers after about a foot of snow, and the link below is an attempt at a cork 3 that went wrong!
Monday, 21 January 2013
New Years with Mum, Dad and Mike
Mum, Dad, Mike, Abbie and Chester (Mike's mate) came out to Val d'Isere for New Years week. The weather was amazing and there was decent snow and I'm sure my mum has already told you they had a pretty good time.
Me and Mike at the 'Eye of the Needle', or L'Aiguille Percèe
Mum, Chester and Abbie dancing on the tables at La Folie Douce
Use posing in from of the Piste map
New Years 2013 Ice Sculpture
The 'hidden valley', an off piste track that leads you through a rocky valley where at one point you have to take the ski's off and climb down
Skiing the 10km Blue run to Tignes Le Brevieres
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Christmas Week
Christmas week was a success, really nice guests but quite a bit of different stuff to cook. Mulled wine and mince pies on Christmas eve but we did get to ski on Christmas Day even though we had a massive meal to cook, and everyone met up at the bottom of La Daille for Champagne and secret Santa at 1 o'clock.
Christmas Eve Fireworks on La Face
Christmas Day guests with Snowman and Snowdog outside the chalet
Charlie's Cheese Board Apple Swan
Christmas Dinner!
3 Roast Turkeys, 2 types of Stuffing, Pigs in Blankets, Roast Potatoes and Veg, Gravy... bring it on next year.
The chalet decorated.
Fresh tracks on Boxing Day
Snow sculptures in town, me and Santa.
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Ella's Visit
During our second week of guests Ella came out to visit as she'd just finished finals. She's only skied once before in Mayrhofen last year but got on pretty well and even though I had to cook for 12 still got too see quite a lot of her.
One of her few falls, luckily caught on camera
A bit of parallel skiing once the confidence was high (although I ruined that by taking her on a steep red and had to rebuild it agin the following day)
On the Olympic bubble
We got some good weather as well as the odd cloudy day, this is the view from the top of the Olympic bubble
Ella and Clare at the Folie Douce on my day off
Cafe Face, another bar we visited after the Folie. Cheapest beers in Val d'Isere at €2.40, although they go up 20 cents every hour after 4pm. Even convinced Ella to have a beer (or a Peche) which is beer with peach syrup in it, after 2 or 3 she started to like it!
Outside the Church in Val d'Isere after some shopping
La Folie Douce Opening
The Folie Douce, probably the most famous apres ski bar in the Alpes had its 2012/13 season opening party the day before the womens Super G in Val d'Isere. It plays live music with DJ's and singers + lots of dancing on tables all season long. This year it is sponsored by Rossignol so some of the female racers were there signing pictures and modelling this years Rossignol ski gear.
Me with Lara Gut, a racer from Switzerland
Me and some of the other guys who work for VIP Ski
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