A quick ride up to the Col du Lauteret above Prabert, on the Belledonne side of the Grésivaudan valley. I had not ridden this route since 2015, when I climbed it from the south side in 47 minutes.

I started a little later than planned, after a morning walk and the usual bit of faffing around in Crolles.

I had a little over an hour before lunch, so I headed out for a short ride in the Grésivaudan, starting with the new cycle path from Brignoud towards Tencin.

We decided to make the weekend of the 17th our final piste outing of the season.

I'd seen that the Beldina / 7 Laux nordic area was still being pisted although no longer open the trails were on free access so I decided to head up as it is not far from home.

After a morning spent gliding along on cross-country skis, legs already a bit worn but motivation still high, I finally took advantage of a break in the weather.

Due to the weather we had to reign in our ambitions. Finally a trip up to Allevard, 40 minutes from home. Road were clear to resort. We parked at the bottom at the Grand Paul lift.

We set out from Lyon at 6am and arrived just after 8. We had expected more traffic, we were always with cars on the way up but things were moving. None of the snowmaggedon of the last weekend.

I left a little late, but I wanted to try out the new bike path between Crolles and Tencin.

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.