Bryon and I were keen to do something, Chris wanted to have an easy day, so he left us to do a tour around the Roche Olvera.
The departure was up a lower track from our usual parking place, this was very like our earlier exploits in Scotland.
As we moved up the track the snow patches became large, but there was no easy route between them.
We continued up gradually gaining height - still carrying our skis.
Higher up we could see the col we were heading for .. the closer one not the skyline behind.We could have put the skis on, but just as we were thinking about it we met a very steep bank and Bryon was soon banging the boots in crashing a direct route over the obstacle.
From here we had a short section to get tot he col, still walking we had to take care is the surface was so hard the boots hardly left a trace, this wind blown snow pack could easily have tripped us up.
The col was our half way point, and we could see where we had come from behind us, and the sun ravaged South facing slopes.
As well as in front the views up to the point that we had been yesterday.. we could even see the rock we stopped at on the way down.
Skis now on, we dropped over the other side, and made for the excellent slopes from yesterday ... they were a little softer, but still good fun.
Down at the car park we had to now walk back down the road to the van around the the side and completing the circumnavigation of the Roche.The day had turned out to not be as bad as we had expected, and we had made the most of it.