Sunday, 6 January 2008

Day 31 - Day 36 - Skiing at Puy-St-Vincent

We arrived in Puy Saint Vincent on Saturday. It snowed very heavily all day and all night and continued the next day. Great start. View from our balcony. Apartment is in the best spot of the whole resort at Station 1600m. There is a chair lift right outside our room and you can ski down or up to quads and sixes. The locker room is directly two floors below our apartment. Sitting on the couch, you can watch all the action, as all runs end outside our apartment! Inside shot of the apartment. Andrew resting on futon while playing computer games and watchng tv. Alexandra and I burning garlic bread (note white haze) in our compact kitchen. Stairs up in the hallway lead to bunk room, main bedroom, bathroom and toilet, then downstairs to exit apartment. View out the back of the resort from the main bedroom. Just down the valley is another ski resort, we also have passes to. This photo was taken after snow had thawed. Our car is bottom of photo, two along from left with snow on bonnet. The day before we were completely snowed in and you could not see the cars at all. View from our balcony looking right up the resort to information, ski school , ice skating and quad chair and more accommodation at station 1700m.
View from balcony looking left, just around the corner to quad and six chair. One of the snow ploughs busy early morning. Alexandra on the double chair ahead of Jeffrey and I.
Coffee break at one of the shops half way up. Looking back over mountains behind our apartment. Fresh chickens roasted and ready at midday each day! Jeffrey is the only person trustworthy or experienced enough to carry precious cargo back down mountain for lunch!
Ally and I sharing a Blanc Chocolate Magnum! It was very warm in the sun.
Looking back down to our apartment block from coffee shop.
Oops! Low speed crash in icey patch on way back to apartment for lunch. Andrew and Jeffrey were watching my not so graceful landing. I have enjoyed the rest of my week on the couch with ligament injury to knee and puffy ankle! Our apartments with shops and restaurants all along bottom. Andrew and Alexandra on the chair lift.
Alexandra ready to head off down to chair lift. They all leave at 9.00am when lifts open and are last off the mountain at 5.00pm with only a short break for lunch. Lunch on the balcony in the sun. Jeffrey and Alexandra ready to go again!
Andrew and Alexandra at the top of the mountain. Snow plow down the hill. My dude on his snow board.
Jeffrey at the top! These two would be quite happy to live here forever! Andrew thinks he would like the job of the local doctor at the resort. Doctor of Trauma of Sport Medicine on Snow. Doesn't take consultations between 10 and 2!
Hot Chocolate break in front of fire at their favourite haunt at the top fo the hill. Alexandra having a well earned break! Dude and Dudette cruising down the hill.

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