No pictures from our final day of skiing as I managed to leave the camera at the apartment, but we headed back to the Flégère side of the Brévent-Flégère area, determined to ski the rest of the mountain after our disappointing day on Wednesday. The weather in the morning was perfect, with good snow conditions on the ground, temperatures just above freezing, and light cloud that burned off as the morning went on.
We spent a little more time looking at the piste maps and made our way over to two slopes on the far edge of the mountain. The two slopes, a red run called Crochues and parallel black run, Floria, have to qualify as some of the best skiing I’ve ever done. It takes three lifts to reach the top, but it’s worth it. Stunning views, challenging pistes, and almost no one else around. Top to bottom is about 25 minutes at a reasonable pace. Definitely on my list of slopes that I’d like to ski again…
Such a shame I didn’t remember my camera!
By mid-afternoon, the clouds and snow had rolled in. At about 3pm we called it a day and headed back to the apartment to get cleaned up for our last night in Chamonix.
1 Response to Chamonix – Day Five (Brévent-Flégère)
Joan Thomas
February 28th, 2010 at 05:55
So, there you are in Beijing. I have tried to reach my young lady, with whom I have been corresponding for 4 years – family consists of a professor and a dr. When she reached 18 all communications STOPPED. Maybe next time you are in Beijing, you can give them a “ding” and see what the story is.
Glad you enjoyed the skiing. I LOVED Switzerland and enjoyed Beijing too.
Hope all the earthquakes are over by the time you go to the wedding in Mexico City. SUCH WORLD TRAVELERS.