Ski Day #3 at La Clusaz

Visit Date: Saturday, 11th January, 2014

So I had been trying to prepare myself to go on a blue slope for the Full Moon Party (18th Jan), and I did a few green runs on this day and then I went and tried a blue with my more advanced ski friend, H. It was a disaster if I'm honest. The slope was too steep so I just got terrified and slid down most of it rather than skiing, and it really knocked my confidence on the slopes. By the time I got down to where the blue slope joins the green I was that tired I could barely control my skis, and as a consequence I fell so badly that I twisted my already injured knee (from a bike accident 2 years ago). I'd paid 30€ for the pass up the mountain and had time to go again but I really couldn't face it. I was a little defeated, but at least I got a great view from the top.

The Full Moon Party got cancelled in the end due to avalanche warnings, but I will try to get back on the slopes sometime soon!

Ski Day #2 at La Clusaz

Visit Date: Sunday, 5th January, 2014

I stuck to the green slopes this day but didn't have any lessons. My friend G and I are both beginners (on skis for me but snowboard for G). It was a really nice day until G fell off the button lift and hurt her shoulder. We ended up spending a good 3 in the medical office trying to see what was wrong; turns out she's torn some of the ligaments in her shoulder. I did a bit more skiing after she got out of the medical office and then we faffed around trying to sort out insurance stuff. It cost her a lot of money (somewhere between 250 - 350 I think!!) but the insurance should cover most of it.

December Update 2013

Grenoble

Visit Date: Friday, 20th December, 2013 -  Sunday, 22nd December, 2013

My plan was simple: Go to Grenoble for the weekend and fly from there to England on Sunday. If only it could have been that simple! I got to Grenoble on Friday evening after having a surprise visit from Ca as she was passing through on her way to Annemasse. It was really nice to see her again before the holidays so I'm glad she thought to text me when she realised she had a 1.5 hour stop in Annecy! I made it to my hotel and was that tired that I just stayed there all evening watching telly. There was also a 10% discount for guests for the restaurant downstairs which I took advantage of. 

On Saturday I had a look around Grenoble but I didn't find it all that interesting. There just wasn't as much to do as I'd expected and I was really tired so I wasn't up to exploring that much. I did see the Bastille and the view from the top!

Mont-Blanc from a distance!

On the Sunday it was a lot more stressful. I missed the bus to the coach station by about a minute, then the next bus was 5 minutes late, when I was already going to be pushed for time. I made it to the bus stop and had to run with my suitcases round to the coach station. The bus was due to leave from bay 6 or 7 but there were no buses there, so thinking I'd missed it I started to panic, wondering what I could do, when I heard someone call out my name. Luckily the bus driver had just moved to an empty bay and waited for me; I was incredibly grateful! I made it to the airport only to find that about 6 other flights before mine were running incredibly late. Luckily again for me, all the planes that were late took off about an hour before mine, meaning mine didn't get pushed back. Safe to say though, I was incredibly stressed, and I hate flying as it is, so I cried like a baby during take-off and landing. I made it back to England though and had a great time at home with my family!

Ski Day No. 1 at La Clusaz

Visit Date: Sunday, 14th December, 2013

I finally got to go skiing for the first time in a very long time (10+ years)!! I had a 2 hour lesson with a friend and her boyfriend, and it was incredibly tiring but I really enjoyed it. I got the hang of the basics quite well but my muscles weren't all that overjoyed by the experience. I'd driven us to La Clusaz, which is about 45 minutes away from Annecy and we stuck to the green slope (easy one) but I had a great day!