In January I skied the Gers bowl for the first time. It had just opened on the weekend. On previous visits to the Grand Massif and Flaine it had either been closed or icy moguls but on the 18 January after recent dumps of snow and with no avalanche warnings it was an ideal opportunity to . . . → Read More: Grand Massif Skiing Flaine January 2010
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After a sucessful early ski holiday in the Grand Massif of France in 2008 we decided to repeat the timings in 2009. Arriving in Les Carroz d’Araches on Saturday December 12th, there was a few inches of snow in the village which had arrived that day. Flaine had seen similar dumps of snow with the resort . . . → Read More: Grand Massif Skiing December 2009 During our holiday in the Grand Massif in August 2009 we decided to go a little bit further afield and took a day out to Lake Geneva, driving via the D902 through Les Gets, Morzine, St Jean D’Aulps, and onto the lake near Thonon- Les- Bains. Stopping in the tourist centre (near the casino) in Evian . . . → Read More: Chateau Chillon on Lake Geneva After looking at Le Mole (in the Haut Savoie region of France) covered in snow when skiing in the Grand Massif i had decided that it was going to be walked when an opportunity arose. It was a hot summers day in August 2009; 27 degs in the valley when the decision was made to walk . . . → Read More: Le Mole walk The snow levels in the Grand Massif during winter season 2008-2009 were excellent and surpassed levels seen over the past 5 years. At Flaine opening mid December 08 the snow cover was fantastic; a picture taken skiing in Flaine on Dec 14 2008. Flaine cascade ski runs Having skied regularly in the Grand Massif since 2001 it . . . → Read More: Grand Massif Skiing December 2008 During some beautiful weather in June 2008 I did a walk lasting a few hours, starting near the sports hall and tennis courts and then descending a few hundred metres into Araches-la-Frasse before making the ascent back to the village of Les Carroz d’araches. Some of the photos taken on the walk with GPS co-ordinates at the . . . → Read More: Les Carroz walk June 2008 As an enthusiast in watching the Tour de France we visited Les Carroz for a summer holiday in July 2006. Did the telcabine to the top of Flaine to discover snow still at the top.
A walk down to the village at 1600m with a picnic half way down was a fantastic way to spend a . . . → Read More: Tour de France Grand Massif July 2006 The snow in the Grand Massif was excellent so we decided to ski from Les Carroz to Flaine and then try the 14 km Cascade ski run, if open. Catching the Grand Platieres (DMC) telecabine takes the skier from 1600 m to 2500 m; where there is a great view of the Mont Blanc chain and the . . . → Read More: The Cascade run Flaine to Sixt fer Cheval Jan 2006 |
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