Val d'Isere, France: 9th-16th March 2008

Soon after last year's Meribel trip, Rachel and Adam organised another ski trip, this time for Val d'Isere. On the first day we went up to the glacier directly from the La Fornet lift right outside our Chalet and for the first couple of runs it was if we had the place to ourselves and it was absolutely amazing. The next two days produced a large amount of snow which resulted in extremely bad visibility, many closed runs, and some comical and numerous falls (nominating myself for most of those!). This large snow fall really set up the last few days though, and the final day of skiing which involved some of the easier black runs, less people on the slopes, lunch in Tignes, sledding and snowball fights was superb. Can I go back? Now? Please!!

   
     
 
Snow Covered Chalets Jacques builds a snow man Last corner of Mangard

Snow Covered Chalets

Jacques builds a snow man

Last corner of Mangard

 
Top of Mangard Blue Run Jacques and Pauline People sunning themselves in Val

Top of Mangard Blue Run

Jacques and Pauline

People sunning themselves in Val

 
Val d'Isere Val d'Isere Lunch at the bottom of the slopes

Val d'Isere

Val d'Isere

Lunch at the bottom of the slopes

 
Old section of Val d'Isere Melting snow and ice View towards Tignes from the piste

Old section of Val d'Isere

Melting snow and ice

View towards Tignes from the piste

 
Rachel, Adam, Sean, Karl and Ryan Rachel in the blizzard Lines down the mountain

Rachel, Adam, Sean, Karl and Ryan

Rachel in the blizzard

Lines down the mountain

 
Diana rugged up at Le Trifollet Bad weather heading in Snowing in Val d'Isere

Diana rugged up at Le Trifollet

Bad weather heading in

Snowing in Val d'Isere

 
Snowing in Val d'Isere Dave the snow man Snow covered Trees

Snowing in Val d'Isere

Dave the snow man

Snow covered Trees

 
Snow covered Chalets Jacques, Tom, Pauline, me and Karl The cow, sumo, reindeer and Robin!

Snow covered Chalets

Jacques, Tom, Pauline, me and Karl

The cow, sumo, reindeer and Robin!

 
Val d'Isere piste Val d'Isere piste Lunch at La Fornet

Val d'Isere piste

Val d'Isere piste

Lunch at La Fornet

 
The up and over Chair View from the chair lift Everyone on on the slopes

The up and over Chair

View from the chair lift

Everyone on on the slopes

 
Mangard Blue Run Me on the slopes Val d'Isere

Mangard Blue Run

Me on the slopes

Val d'Isere

 
Val d'Isere village view Team Ski! Lunch in Tignes

Val d'Isere village view

Team Ski!

Lunch in Tignes

 
Val d'Isere piste view Diana and Pauline Me and beer at the end

Val d'Isere piste view

Diana and Pauline

Me and beer at the end