End of season crust skating on the plateau d'Emparis for a bit of fun.

I had to drop the boy off early for his ski but to the Alps so decided to take advantage of the early start to do some cross country skiing and cover a bit more distance.

I was trying to find a flatter path to the Tower of the Dogs but ended up doing a series of small but steep climbs. I missed the road and looped round via the Corenc town hall on the Ch.

Twice up the Col du Mont Verdun with a bit of drone filming on the first run. Second run was actually quite hard at the end despite taking it easy on the first run with filming.

La Tour des ChiensThe fortified house of Arvilliers, known as the "Tour des Chiens", stands at the foot of Mont Saint-Eynard in the Chartreuse region, at an altitude of 530 m.

Return to Mont Verdun after Mont Thou just before. Ski is excellent, good road surface.

I finally made it over to Limonest to check out the Mont Verdun climb on rollerskis. This road is closed at the weekends and is not too steep, around 6% max I think.

I really didn't fancy going out, it has been grey and cold for days but at least it wasn't raining. Thankful for small mercys.

l'alpe d'Huez claims around 50km of pistes of various levels. The main cross country ski area is located betweeni 1900 to 2100 meters so is snow sure, well as snow sure as you get these days.

Lunch run from work to change from cycling and a bit more efficient. Aim was to run 5k, need to lengthen run a small bit as it is currently 4.9k down to the end of the cycle path. Pace was 5.