After the great skiing experience we had for New Year in Megeve, we were well up for another session. And since Sami, the man from Karunki, had bought a new ski helmet, it just had to happen today. There had also been plenty of snowfall in the alps during the previous few days, so conditions seemed perfect.
However, there had been so much snowfall, that Isola 2000 (the biggest ski resort within day-tripping distance from Nice) was closed. What this translated to, of course, was plenty of people other than us going to Auron, our selected destination (Auron being the 2nd biggest ski resort in our 'hood, and not far from Isola). Which in turn meant plenty of traffic on the roads… When we eventually arrived at the road climbing up to Auron, we were told by a friendly policeman that there was no more parking space, so we had to head to St. Etienne instead, which is just down the road and has a lift leading up to the slopes as well.
Once we arrived in St. Etienne, we found out that the ski lift going up was not in operation, and was only due to open at 2PM ! So we took off our ski boots, and put them back in the car. Just as we were about to leave, we found out that the ski lift had opened though, so back the gear came out of the boot, and up the slopes we went. Except for poor Sami, who had left his ski pants in Finland so needed new ones! Since there was no ski-pants selling shop in St-Etienne, he decided to and head into Auron, defying the lack of parking (after all, who parks legally in France anyway?).
Me and Mathilde managed to get a couple of runs in before our stomachs started grumbling to such a degree that lunch was called for. Sami eventually showed up, proudly wearing his new pants AND jacket along with his helmet. The Karumo family also finally arrived (basically, they left 3 hours after us but got to do about as much skiing ;-).
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In the afternoon, we did managed to do a couple of hours of quality skiing, with fresh snow and even the odd spot of clear, blue sky. And we had some great views over the Alps from Las Donnas at 2474 meters' altitude. So can’t really complain!
However, there had been so much snowfall, that Isola 2000 (the biggest ski resort within day-tripping distance from Nice) was closed. What this translated to, of course, was plenty of people other than us going to Auron, our selected destination (Auron being the 2nd biggest ski resort in our 'hood, and not far from Isola). Which in turn meant plenty of traffic on the roads… When we eventually arrived at the road climbing up to Auron, we were told by a friendly policeman that there was no more parking space, so we had to head to St. Etienne instead, which is just down the road and has a lift leading up to the slopes as well.
Once we arrived in St. Etienne, we found out that the ski lift going up was not in operation, and was only due to open at 2PM ! So we took off our ski boots, and put them back in the car. Just as we were about to leave, we found out that the ski lift had opened though, so back the gear came out of the boot, and up the slopes we went. Except for poor Sami, who had left his ski pants in Finland so needed new ones! Since there was no ski-pants selling shop in St-Etienne, he decided to and head into Auron, defying the lack of parking (after all, who parks legally in France anyway?).
Me and Mathilde managed to get a couple of runs in before our stomachs started grumbling to such a degree that lunch was called for. Sami eventually showed up, proudly wearing his new pants AND jacket along with his helmet. The Karumo family also finally arrived (basically, they left 3 hours after us but got to do about as much skiing ;-).
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In the afternoon, we did managed to do a couple of hours of quality skiing, with fresh snow and even the odd spot of clear, blue sky. And we had some great views over the Alps from Las Donnas at 2474 meters' altitude. So can’t really complain!
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