Climb to the refuge was a bit complicated by the lack of snow. I then did a loop around the Cret Luisard for the views.

Very enjoyable morning cruising around the pistes of Chamrousse nordic park.

One of the unique features of the Hautes-Combes area is the seamless connection between its villages—allowing visitors to explore the region effortlessly on cross-country skis or snowshoes via an exte

The Jura is having another YoYo season with areas below 1200 meters really struggling.

Thought I'd make another early start but didn't get to the slopes until 8.50.

I wanted to take advantage of the good weather and snow. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? The trails were open on the traverse down to the 4 chemins with good snow, quite rare recently.

After some research I decided that the Plateau de Retord was the best bet for the weekend.

The only good day of the week was an excuse to take the morning off work to do some chores (cake baking !) and get in an early lunch nordic ski at Chamrousse.

I'd heard that la Feclaz was largely open so motivated myself for a morning trip up. I arrived before 9.30, good as people were only just starting to arrive.

First skate ski of the winter. The 400 meter climb to the crête du poulet and Luisard is always good to get the red blood cells working.