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.

I had to go to the 7 Laux ski resort as I had something to pick up. I decided to arrive early and do a small ski tour.

Cycling in the Alps is starting to get depressing. The PR at the Col d'Hurtières belongs to a certain Colin Savioz on Strava, 24 minutes. I took 50 for 700m over 8km.

I've done ski touring from Theys via les 4 chemins twice, so I know that the road is tarmac as far as the crossroads.

The ski resort of Chamrousse had decided to open the main gondola lift for the May bank holidays.

Traditional end of season at les Arcs. We had monster snow fall a week ago but no sign of it now with lots of bare slopes.

A little blast around the pistes of Allevard. No real queues for the end of the holidays but quite a few kids groups on the slopes so quite busy. The snow is holding up quite well.

Run along the banks of the Saone. As I got closer to the peninsula the wind got stronger. The target was 5m45s for each km. I didn't quite manage it.