Skiing at Greolieres

The weather forecast for today was as marvelous as for yesterday, so we had decided to finally hit the ski slopes for the first time this winter. Things didn’t look very promising as we left the flat, with the sky covered in clouds. However, as we left the coastline, the skies started to clear up, and by the time Greolieres was in our sights, there wasn’t a cloud in sight! The snow situation didn’t look too promising either as we approached Greolieres-les-Neiges (the ski station), but we needn’t have worried – there was more than enough for everybody (although less than last year, it has to be said).

Happily, there were surprisingly few people at Greolieres as well, so we were able to get our ski passes, ski gear and hit the slopes by 10 AM, not bad going… The skiing was just fantastic, the sun just does so much good this time of the year… It’s true that we’ve had better snow at Greolieres, but no major complaints in that department either. We had time to do pretty much all the runs during a quite energetic morning session – and even had the chance to chill out, enjoy the views, and just bask in the sunshine as well.

After finishing our session with a run down Les Combes, a nice long blue run, we headed for lunch. After some slightly lethargic service, we finally got our tartiflettes (ah, how I like Savoyard cuisine…) and rose wine. After this rather relaxed and drawn-out lunch, we reluctantly returned to the slopes.

We did manage to get a pretty decent session in during the afternoon as well. It’s just a pity that the two black sloper (le Mur and Le Vallon) were both closed – I would’ve fancied a run down one of them to finish off the day. Oh well, next time hopefully…

We finished a fantastic day of skiing with a cold beer at the Locaski bar… I have to say, that the Cote d’Azur must be one of the best places in Europe to spend the winter in. What other place can you go scuba diving, have lunch wearing a t-shirt, and go skiing, all within 10 days (like I’ve done just now) ? Not many by my reckoning…