A Fine Snowy Cycle

Miles checking out a snow profile

It has been snowy here in La Grave.  The skiing has been fantastic and we have been getting after it.  The mountain was only open up to the mid-station over the last few days, but even so it has been great skiing.  Today they finally were able to open the top station and it was bluebird!  The snow came in a bit warm, so the powder definitely reminds me of skiing back home in Washington.

  

I also moved into the little village of Les Hieres.  It is small village just up the hill from La Grave.  In the morning I can either catch a ride down or ski down.  Then I hitch back up at the end of the day.  I actually skinned back up the other day, not too bad really.  I am living with two Scottish guys both named Alan and a Scottish women named Sophie.  They are all really great people and I am pretty stoked to be up here.  

This weekend was super busy here in La Grave though, there was a festival called Swallowmania going on.  It is all about demoing big swallow-tail snowboards and all sorts of skis as well.  It is good to try out new skis whenever you get the chance.  I find myself often getting new skis that I haven't tried before, so when they are around it is fun.  I must say it was super nice to have the big demo skis for the heavy powder. 

I skied La Vaute again today with Miles, Liz, Erin, Clayton, and Ida.  It was a great ski.  Between the abnormally long lift line (two hours by the time you got to the top) and me being a little under the weather, that was the only lap I made today.