Skiing @ Isola 2000

We've been a bit lazy on the skiing front this year, missing out on a couple of occasions to enjoy the amazing skiing opportunities we're blessed with here (probably skiing isn't something most people associate with the Cote d'Azur - but yes, the nearest Alpine ski resorts are an easy day trip away from Nice).

This sunny Sunday, we finally decided to go for it. We decided go to Isola 2000, which really is THE place to go for skiing if you leave on the Cote d'Azur (OK, it's a little bit farther than Greolieres, but to be honest the extra 20 minutes or so it takes to drive to Isola are well worth it).

We arrived quite bright and early, and eagerly hit the slopes. We started off with some easy but very enjoyable blues on the Col de Lombardi side of the resort - just wonderful skiing, with the sun blazing in our faces. We then moved on to the other side of the resort and proceded to try out pretty much all of the runs, having a rather long session before having a late lunch. I even tried a near-suicidal black, much to my regret (my procedure for making it down the slope was more one of sliding on my a** than skiiing...).

For lunch, we tried the local version of Tartiflette (the name of which I can't recall just now - basically the same thing as a tartiflette except that they used a cheese other than reblochon, as far as I can tell) - just perfect after a long day of skiing.

We carried on skiing until closing time, very happy indeed with a day well spent on the slopes!