So Day 4 and still no let up .. the sky is blue and the sun will appear over the mountains soon.... no rest day
Today we were going to Le Planay ... the other half of the local hill ... connected by bus and piste but far enough apart to be separate hills.
No Steph to-day, but Dom was back with us
It is actually a little cooler than the other days and a portent if things to come...
like its sister hill this is really one ridge with lifts up the middle and runs each side.. to the top and then the red/black/red/black/blue to the bottom. the blacks were really just unpisted short cuts given a name. the first through the woods was good fun, the second was just steep bumps .. got a little tedious after while.
Back to the lifts and up top again .. this time riding well packed down in-between piste areas
. As the sun faded behind the cloud and the chill came back. I persuaded Chris to get the skins out and scout a little prompontary near the top of the Poma .. would have good views. 100m climb , and some powder to come down .. safe and should be fun.
The start was an obvious path used by people to get to the other side of the ridge for a useful off-piste descent back to the village. then we struck off up the ridge..
Soon on the top in a bitter wind - quickly changed and back to the piste.. red run all the way down and meet up with the others at the van.
Today we were going to Le Planay ... the other half of the local hill ... connected by bus and piste but far enough apart to be separate hills.
No Steph to-day, but Dom was back with us
It is actually a little cooler than the other days and a portent if things to come...
like its sister hill this is really one ridge with lifts up the middle and runs each side.. to the top and then the red/black/red/black/blue to the bottom. the blacks were really just unpisted short cuts given a name. the first through the woods was good fun, the second was just steep bumps .. got a little tedious after while.Back to the lifts and up top again .. this time riding well packed down in-between piste areas
. As the sun faded behind the cloud and the chill came back. I persuaded Chris to get the skins out and scout a little prompontary near the top of the Poma .. would have good views. 100m climb , and some powder to come down .. safe and should be fun.
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