Chateau Chillon on Lake Geneva

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

Le Mole walk

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

Les Carroz walk June 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

Tour de France Grand Massif July 2006

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