Given the 40 cm of snow that fell in town it was a chance to tour to the Manival valley directly from the front door. There were already a lot of tracks from snow shoers from this AM.

First ski of the new season. There was 40cm at the col de Porte.

The main road along the lake is very busy, not for everyone. Afterwards you can take a backroad, in this case by Oggebio back to Intra / Verbania.

Great early season cross country skiing conditions on the plateau d'Arselle. The Astragale black wasn't open.

The conditions have considerably improved since the weekend with around 20 to 40 cm of new snow on the start of a base.

The col de Chamrousse (1795 m.) can be climbed by road bike from 3 sides. By far the hardest is the tiny but ueber steep route from Sechilienne.

I've always thought the Col du Coq should be skiable on cross country skis. The choice was classic or skating.

A rapid ski tour before stormaggedon (well according to the forecasts) with a blistering climb to the Aulp du Seuil then a quick ski to the foot of the Mallisards.

My idea was a cime de la Jasse "by fair means" that is, under human power from the valley 25km below.

Follow the Pierre Grosse trail. At the end of the 33 hairpins take the right fork rather than crossing the torrent on the left. After about 20 meters of descent cross the Corbonne stream.