We have had even more snow, so much that the torch lit descent and fireworks on New Years Eve got cancelled. That was a real shame as its a highlight of the festivities. However safety comes first and we realised it was the right decision....
Well we have had the best start to the season in a lot of years, probably 14 actually. We had not very much snow at all in the Village until Dec 7th 2011, but still skied in Val D'Isere and Tignes which is a short...
We skied on Tuesday 29th November in Val D'Isere. The conditions in La Fornet were very good with well groomed pistes and good snow cover. The pistes were empty as you can see on the photos, so we had a great day. Once again Tarentaise...
The Valley is changing and we have snow high up. Tignes is due to open shortly with skiing on the Glacier and Val D'Isere opens at the end of the month.Ste Foy have put in new snowcannons too this year on the Marquis run. We...
Its cooling down here in the Alps and although we haven't had a frost yet it has been snowing high up. Jonny went for a walk up to Le Crot at the weekend and there was actually around 30cm at a 1900m. The glacier in...
My sister and her family came to visit last week and we had a lovely week all together. The weather was good and we went to the outdoor pool in Bourg St Maurice, and did the walk from Les Arcs 1600 to Les Arcs 1800...
The Fete de Villaroger took place on the 15th August and the weather started off cloudy but by lunchtime it was cracking the flags.Once again I was helping on the cake stand and baked 36 English choocolate muffins to sell. A lot of our friends...
We made it to the Costa Brava and visited Lla Franc, Callella and Cap de Creus. All these places were gorgeous, little fishing villages with a dramatic and stunning coastline. The weather was good and we throughly enjoyed our first visit to that area. Here...
The girls have finished school and we have headed off in the caravan down South to explore more of France. Montpelier is somewhere we have wanted to visit for a while so stopped near there. The city is beautiful with a good vibe. The Grand...
The 1st of June found us with 15cm of snow here in Le Loissel. They had 40cms of snow in Tignes and 20cm's in Ste Foy. The week before we had temperatures in the late 20's, UNBELIEVABLE ! After that little hiccup ,the weather has continued to...