Weather was forecast as good for the morning with fresh snow moving in during the course of the afternoon, so it looked good for another pre-season trip to the Sept laux.

Back up to the 7 laux, they'd opened the Oursiere lift but we ended up stuck on it for half an hour when it suffered some kind of breakdown. The pisteurs were a bit cagey as to what had happened.

We'd heard the Sept Laux was opening after another 50cm of fresh snow at the summit of the pistes bringing the total to 1 meter. We made it up around 9.

General Informationl'alpe d'Huez Historyl'alpe d'Huez Off PistePic Blanc and the Tunnel of Legendl'Alpe d'Huez Cross Country SkiingTrip ReportWould the weather be ok, would it not? Finally we set off

A trip to the "communist" resort of les Karellis. We'd not been here before and so it was a bit of discovery.

In theory the closing weekend at les 7 Laux although they often extend the season if the conditions are good.

Morning session at the 7 Laux. We did a few tops to bottom and general larking.

Excellent spring ski conditions. We focused on some long descents, although in Allevard that means in the 620 to 650 range.

Time for the tots traditional fleche and chamois tests with the Barioz ski club in their micro ski area of the Grand Plan.

Resort OverviewVillard des Lans is situated about 45 minutes by car from Grenoble on the Vercors plateau.