10/02/15
It
was a slow start to the day this morning. We had a relaxed breakfast and were
in no real rush to get going - Marc and Marie decided to ditch their lesson so
they joined us for breakfast. After going down one of our regular runs a couple
of times we decided to venture further up the mountain and we managed to find a
run with hardly anyone on it which was perfect for us. Mum, Dad and I didn’t
fall over at all (result), and Zak, Aimee and Richie kept the falling to a
minimum so we all felt pretty good come lunchtime.
At
around 11 o’clock, we packed our snowboards and skis away and all 8 of us
headed towards the top of the mountain. It started with a quick ride in a
lobster pot from the centre of the town to the bottom of a gondola. A lobster
pot is a little cage you can stand four people in and it works the same as a
gondola. From there we hopped on one gondola that took us above the snow-park
and to the mid-point called DMC – this is at roughly 2700m high. Marc and Marie
stayed at this point on the mountain, as this is where they felt comfortable.
Marie isn’t too keen on heights and Marc is a bit claustrophobic (the next
cable car to get to the top of Pic Blanc wasn’t massive and it held 80 people
like sardines). While we made our way to the top, they waited at this point for
us and visited an ice cave with carved ice and snow sculptures.
The
top of Pic Blanc is 3330m (almost 11,000ft) high and the views were absolutely
incredible. We chose the perfect day to go to the top – there was very little
wind and no cloud, which meant we could see right to the bottom of the valley.
After a good look around and a few photos we headed back down to DMC to meet
Marc and Marie. From there we rode a gondola half way down and got off at the
top of the snow-park at a restaurant for lunch.
In
the afternoon we headed to the gift shops and supermarket to pick up some
supplies. We sat on a pile of snow outside our hotel and watched the sunset
over the valley. The night concluded with another trip to o’Sharkeys bar, too
many cocktail jugs, and a gathering at Richie and Aimee’s room for a nightcap.
Tomorrow
it’s Richards birthday and we are all planning to head to La Folie Douce – an
alfresco bar/club on the mountain. This could be interesting…
Bye
for now x
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