Last 3 days of the first gang

Fri 8 Jan

Today Kate, Dan, Joel and I decide to see what Morzine and Les Gets have to offer piste wise. Unfortunately the fog is so thick that visibility is almost nil and we can not actually see the runs at all. At the top of the gondola Dan realizes that his bindings are coming loose and he needs new screws. He heads down on the gondola to try and fix it while Kate and I lead Joel down some icy red runs which puts him off red runs for the rest of the day.

About an hour and a half later we meet up with Dan again and head over to Les Gets. It has very pretty, tree lined runs however general sign posting is not as good as in Avoriaz and the runs are a little short and tame. The trees mean that we manage to move away from the fog a little.
Last run of the day is an amazing red run from the highest point –Les Chamoisserie – and I spot a lovely black from the chair that I want to go back to do.

After posting on Friday from Les Rhodos, a very friendly bar with free wifi (with a drink) Dan and Joel came to meet me for a few drinks and then we ending up eating in the bar too. Food was healthy sized pizzas and was pretty tasty. Adam went to meet Carina (who finally arrived) and then they both came to meet us for a drink too.

Sat 9 Jan

Today I take Dan and Kate on an epic journey that they don't exactly thank me for. What looked like a very long red run (the longest on the piste map) turns out only to be reachable by a very long button lift (not fun for boarders) and then the steep red run all too quickly turns into a very long and very flat lane. On the upside though we do find an igloo! Will post photos of us in the igloo as soon as Kate sends them to me.



Sun 10 Jan



It is Kate, Dan, Joel and Carina’s last day (although both Dan and Carina are coming back and Kate sorely wants too). Luckily for them the skies are a beautiful blue and the sun is shining brilliantly. They have a late flight so can ski all day however two runs in Dan falls and hurts his shoulder, closely followed by Adam who also hurts his shoulder and possibly even knocked himself out momentarily. Hot Chocolate and then an early lunch can’t fix the boys and they have to, sadly, call it a day.

Hardcore Kate stays out with me, fuelled with the divine peanut butter, nut and fruit bars which Carina made us. We do a few big jumps under the chair but later Kate winds herself after jumping off a 1.5m sheer drop by mistake while looking for small jumps to practice on.

The chalet seems very quiet after everyone leaves.