Play day! After the usual faffing about from Tina before her first day on skis we were on the Mont Blanc lift whizzing up in the fresh cold morning air. We both were on our new Scott skis, appropriate choice of brand don't you think?
new skis
The snow was a bit hard packed but still good to ski on, we did the Mont Blanc run twice to let Tina get her ski legs and get a feel for her new skis - " really nice and easy to turn". We moved over to the Arc 2000 area but it was a bit busier, after the obligatory hot chocolate stop so we continued over to the Derby lift above Arc 1800. The pistes were much quieter and we enjoyed an hour playing on some good snow. Next was a picnic lunch stop. great views and not too cold sitting in the by now fading sun.
picnic table with a view
says it all
We did about another hour before the sun faded completely and the light was very flat which made it really hard to see the slopes - like skiing blindfolded. We took an easy run back down to the resort. Tina was very tired by now but had enjoyed her first day back on skis.
In the evening the forecast rain in Bourg appeared - snowing above 1500m, so we had to don our waterproofs to walk into town to Le Chalet for dinner. This is run by Nadine who we have known for over 20 years as she used to run the Savoyard hotel where we have stayed many times. After a great meal we staggered back in the rain to our nice warm welcoming van. Another great day.
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