What's a girl to do on the weekend in the interseason? On the trail of a good party, I headed over to Val d'Isere to see what they had to offer...

The Grande Motte - Tignes Summer skiing	Monument in the upper valley	A stunning view at the river sourcet
Would you trust this mushroom?	Tignes in summer	The reservoir and dam just below Val
A paradise for marmottes	Lots of mountain goats (ok, I cheated a little with the picture)	Fabulous walking paths
The new lift station by Bananas	The new lift looking up	Kids playing on the chairlifts

There are some fabulous walks around Val, some incredible views and plenty of wildlife to keep you on your toes. We sat and had lunch in the middle of a large clan of marmottes who whistled constantly, which became somewhat disturbing after a while. We escaped unscathed however, and managed to make it to the new lift station in the centre of town. This will be a huge improvement, taking around 2500 people an hour up the mountain in cars carrying around 20 people each.

The Val Massive chilling out

The beers take their toll on the boys...

The girls are still standing at midnight!

There was plenty of alcohol to be found, and the Val crowd had gathered for a night of (very dirty) stories around the fire. By midnight though, a few people had clearly not kept up the pace through the summer months and the vodka got the better of them. Better get in training lads - the season is nearly upon us!

Report from Phin - Natives Resort Reporter in Meribel

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