The SCBC (Brenod Ski Club) sometimes prepares runs above the village.

I wanted to take advantage of the good weather and snow. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? The trails were open on the traverse down to the 4 chemins with good snow, quite rare recently.

Got up early - 9.15 to get a space at the trailhead car park. There is only room for half a dozen cars. Already some people skiing when I arrived.

The avalanche risk finally dropped enough to open the Beldina nordic ski area; part of the 7 Laux ski area.

Return to Emeindras with skate skis as the trails had been pisted. However I broke a basket on one of my poles which meant for a bit of lopsided skiing.

A quick tour on nordic touring skis towards Emeindras above le Sappey.

After some research I decided that the Plateau de Retord was the best bet for the weekend.

First nordic ski of the season. Basically did a return along the piste to the Col de la Republique.

The Col de la Loge is nestled in the heart of the Massif Central region of France between Saint-Etienne, Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon.. . It has activities throughout the year.

The cross country ski area of Meygal offers 44km of varied trails between 1200 and 1450 meters altitude.