Best day ever as the kids say.
I think the title gives away what we did today. We had a fast piste ski down to La Daille and then a bus ride to La Fornet. A series of lifts took us to the top of the Val side. From the Montet drag lift we traversed toward the Pays Desert area and then hiked up over the Col de Ouille Noire. Eain said he “sells dreams and adventures and sometimes pain”. The hike wasn’t that hard but at 3300 metres it was a physical 40 minutes. One of the Brits said he was “sweating like a cornered nun”.
Once at the top we could see what the effort was for. We were about to ski 1400 metres decent down a pristine valley to Bonneval Sur Arc in the Maurienne Valley. Euan promised perfect winter snow and interesting terrain and eventually perfect spring snow. He delivered. The skiing wasn’t hard as it was generally rolling and gullies with some skiing through rock structures.
After a picnic lunch down the bottom of the valley we arrived at Bonneval Sur Arc ski area and paid for a lift ticket at a negotiated price of 20 Euro. We needed the ticket to get to the top of the resort for a helicopter to collect us to go back to Val D’Isere. Does a few runs at a ski area qualify me to put it on my list?
The heli flew us back to the pad at Solaise area of Val. That was about 4pm so we skied the pistes back to Tignes.
The cost of the guide and heli was 300 Euro for the day. Great value in my opinion.
^ The view from the top.
After the gully through the rocks the orientation changed and it was lovely corn.
It flattened out as we got lower and went alongside the creek.
^ A few little huts along the way.
^ Bonneval Sur Arc in the distance.
^ Glacier above the ski hill.
^ Down the valley toward La Grave and Alpe D Huez apparently.
^ Some fast chairs and nice terrain.
^ The dam at Tignes in the distance.
I think the title gives away what we did today. We had a fast piste ski down to La Daille and then a bus ride to La Fornet. A series of lifts took us to the top of the Val side. From the Montet drag lift we traversed toward the Pays Desert area and then hiked up over the Col de Ouille Noire. Eain said he “sells dreams and adventures and sometimes pain”. The hike wasn’t that hard but at 3300 metres it was a physical 40 minutes. One of the Brits said he was “sweating like a cornered nun”.
Once at the top we could see what the effort was for. We were about to ski 1400 metres decent down a pristine valley to Bonneval Sur Arc in the Maurienne Valley. Euan promised perfect winter snow and interesting terrain and eventually perfect spring snow. He delivered. The skiing wasn’t hard as it was generally rolling and gullies with some skiing through rock structures.
After a picnic lunch down the bottom of the valley we arrived at Bonneval Sur Arc ski area and paid for a lift ticket at a negotiated price of 20 Euro. We needed the ticket to get to the top of the resort for a helicopter to collect us to go back to Val D’Isere. Does a few runs at a ski area qualify me to put it on my list?
The heli flew us back to the pad at Solaise area of Val. That was about 4pm so we skied the pistes back to Tignes.
The cost of the guide and heli was 300 Euro for the day. Great value in my opinion.
^ The view from the top.
After the gully through the rocks the orientation changed and it was lovely corn.
It flattened out as we got lower and went alongside the creek.
^ A few little huts along the way.
^ Bonneval Sur Arc in the distance.
^ Glacier above the ski hill.
^ Down the valley toward La Grave and Alpe D Huez apparently.
^ Some fast chairs and nice terrain.
^ The dam at Tignes in the distance.
A bad day in the US Industrial Ski Complex costs $ more.