Normally I've done a month or more nordic skiing  by the end of December but this year there has hardly been any Christmas snow and conditions in resorts that are open are reported as stony and i

SFL is located in the Maurienne valley in a large, south facing bowl just below the Col de la Madeleine. The resort is about 1 hour from Chambery and 2 hours from Lyon.

Christmas day potter around the Allevard pistes. The Caran main lift was closed so we couldn't access the main bowl. The rest of the open slopes were in good condition.

I'd skied a bit on the sept laux pistes yesterday when I was skitouring and things didn't look that great.

I had to go to the 7 Laux ski resort as I had something to pick up. I decided to arrive early and do a small ski tour.

Trying to make 50K meters for the year but still 1000 meters short and weather has been a bit chill for getting out.

A quick outing to test the November powder before heading to work in the afternoon. I had considered Grand Rocher, but decided that Prabert would offer better conditions.

After a failed outing yesterday. Every time we gained a little altitude leaving Lyon, we ran into blizzards of snow, but today the weather was clear, sunny, and cold. Very cold, with a breeze.

It has been quite a while since I've done over 100km. Lack of time. Lack of motivation. Concerns about form. Excuses, excuses.

Another way to explore the hills of Mont d'Or. This time, forming a figure of 8 loop.