Sun, skiing and snowboarding.

Hi everyone. 

This week we have done some great skiing. Started last Tuesday when we meet some friends in the Stash which is a wooden snow park run where there is various obstacles to ski and snowboard over and off. Ant took his camera and got some great photos. 

Wednesday was a glorious sunny day, we decided to enjoy the summer feel. We went for a walk and lunch in town. Then decided to go to the Action Sports Cafe and without realising the slope style shop had set up a snowboarding competition at the bottom of the slope. We thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the sunshine with a drink and watching everyone compete doing various tricks. 

We had heard about a great patisserie in Morgin which is a lovely little Swiss town we can ski to. So Thursday we arranged with Andy and Sylvie to meet them on route and all ski to what is now known as "pie land"! 

Thursday evening was the Cavern Bar's 24/7 film festival. Teams can enter and get 1 week to make a ski and snowboard video. Then they hold a big event in the local sports hall with a bar and live music. Everyone watches the videos and they get judged and winners announced. These videos are extremely good. It's a great evening and all the proceeds go to the new Morzine skate park which is planned. 

Yesterday on this weeks day off Host Savoie team had an outing to Praz de Lys which is a small resort just 20 minutes the other side of Les Gets. The snow was brilliant considering the weeks of great sunshine that we have had recently. This is us having a picnic at the highest spot at the top of the Haut Fleury. 

The weather for the last 10 days has been fantastic. Clear blue skies and warm sunny days it's felt like summer. However from tomorrow it is forecasted to become winter again and 10cm of snow due to fall on Saturday night. Although it's a shame the sunny days to stop for a while the new snow will be most welcome. 

Bye for now! 

The week everyone came to visit.

What a week it has been. After skiing with Tom and Dad in Les Houches we took a couple of relaxed days before our family and friends all arrived to stay with us on Sunday. 

All together we had my Mum, Dad, Brother Tom, Uncle and Aunty Pete and Lucy, Cousin Dan, Ants Mum Vicky and friends Andrew, Sarah, Philip, Maddie, Jack, Adam and Josie. All together there was 16 of us. We started the week off as they meant to go on with welcolm drinks and nibbles in the bar of the chalet. 

Monday morning we woke up to fresh snow so everyone was keen to get out on the slopes. Met for lunch and drinks in our favorite ice bar, where the bar is made of snow! After this Tom and I went to ski the off piste snowcross in Avoriaz. I must say this was one of the best runs I have ever done. Knee deep fresh tracks and we were side by side bouncing in the snow from top to bottom. We felt we were on Salomon Freeski TV! 

 

Tuesday morning the "kids" went for a blast straight down to the bottom of Linga with out stopping and then heading back and into Switzerland before lunch at Pomme de Pin for there delicious Tartiflette. The boys enjoyed a beer in the hot tub when they got back. 

Wednesday was our day off and we made it a big ski day. Getting up early to make the best of fantastic snow conditions we headed for Morgin town in Swizerland. Stopping at our favourite sun trap restaurant over looking the Swiss mountains for a coffee in the Boxer barrel. We had booked to go to La Dez Alp's restaurant for our dinner which was fantastic but before everyone came to our apartment for pre dinner drinks and nibbles. It was a bit of a squeeze to fit 14 in but great fun. 

 

Thursday was a more relaxed morning on the snowboards and meeting for lunch in Linderets. Now the sun was shinning and very warm so a great sunbathing day. The weather stayed like this for the rest of the week. 

Friday morning the A team went for a early morning blast around the Swiss towns before making it back for lunch in the goat village, Ant and I had a great ski with mum after we had finished work down to chatel and back. In the evening John and Esme drove around from Abondance to join us for dinner, making the group even bigger. 

So the last ski day came around so fast, Saturday was another glorious day with the favourite runs that weren't yet skied in the week covered and an enjoyable beer in the music box over looking Morzine town. The afternoon skiing with Mum, Dad, Pete and Lucy for there last few runs before they all finished for another year. That evening we had a pre birthday celebration for Maddie as her birthday was on the Sunday but going to be spent travelling! So more bubbly was drank and several rounds of happy birthday sung. 

The end of the week came and we can't thank everyone enough for a fantastic time. The best guests we've had of course and we were sad it was all over so soon. It won't be long now until we are back so looking forward to seeing you all back home when I'm sure we'll share various funny stories to be shared.