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It's begun!
With my first guests of the season safely on the piste,
I headed out to explore Val Thorens.
At this time of year I was pleasantly surprised to see both the
Grand Fond and Peclet Funitels open. As normal, I headed off in
the opposite direction to the rest of the world, up under the Plein
Sud chair. This side of the valley is closed early season, but lovely
and peaceful.
Val Thorens view |
The new lift |
The Val T dog |
It was my first day
out on new skis. Nice fat ones. Only about half an hour of effort
brought me to the top of Plein Sud. From here you would normally
queue up for the Trois Vallees 2 chair or the old Bouquetin chair,
but no longer will this be the case. There is a new Bouquetin Funitel
along side Trois Vallees 2 - the old slow chair has gone!
Soft pistes but nothing off the side
The ski down was good but short, on a wind blown dusting of a few
inches on a sunbaked crust. Back in town by lunch, and time to sample
the groomed slopes. To look at there wasn't much available between
the pistes, so I was surprised to find they were very good to ski
- none of the ice I was expecting but quite soft on a firm base,
soft enough for me to carve into with phat boards.
Drinks on the terrace |
Drinks in the chalet |
Lots of drinks |
World cup celebrations
Back down in St Martin
de Belleville we had plenty to celebrate; the rugby result and
a great day on the hill. With guests out numberd by workers 4 to
6 it was always going to be a hardcore evening - more than half
the spirits and all the beer in Brewskis
were consumed... (involving the card-on-the-forehead game, bar-stool
races and some traditional pallet skateboarding). The following
morning wasnot quite so much fun.....
Words and Pictures
from Tom
Greenall - Natives Resort Reporter
W ith Redeye - Natives reporter
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