We decided to head up to the 7 Laux for Christmas day on the grounds that the locals would be eating their Dinde aux marrons and otherwise occupied. It turned out to be a good plan.

First alpine ski of the season. Absolutely nobody around so we managed to cover quite a bit of ground.

Traditional end of season at les Arcs. We didn't ski the whole 4 hours of our lift pass as I'm still recovering from my January accident but we were not far off.

Tot and I decided to head up to Chamrousse for the closing weekend.

Return to the 7 Laux but despite and early start and quiet pistes it took us quite a bit of time to get started. Maybe the ski on the Pleynet side, with its slow lift was the cause.

La Plagne is a bit smaller since our last trip.

We decided to head up to the Collet d'Allevard for Christmas lunch and a couple of hours skiing. Really good conditions and plenty to do.

For the first alpine ski of the new season we decided to head up to the Sept Laux after not much thought. It was pretty empty when we arrived.

Very slow going except on north facing pistes with a bit of slope. Some not unreasonable powder on the Kamakaze slopes.

The village of Valmeinier dates from the 12th century with the main activity being mostly farming.