We profited from the end of the school holidays to ski all day for 42 euros (weekend price) in calm conditions.

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.

Overview Les Contamines-Montjoie is a ski resort in the French Alps. It straddles the Mont Blanc and Beaufortain mountain ranges.

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

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.

Morning ski at les 7 Laux. Snow is good, a bit thin at resort level where they've not used the snow canons. Not too many people on the pistes as a bonus with just 1 short queue at the Oursiere.

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

My PR is  21m18 which is 5m20. Today just over 2 minutes off that and 50 seconds improvement on November. A bit off the January pace but in the ballpark. Hopefully something to build on.

I parked in the new parking lot. It took me 5 minutes to find snow. Some people parked at the Betta or even higher but in theory it is banned to use the road before the 31 March.

I'd tried to ski the Royale back in 2019 but sections were closed due to lack of snow. Well it was the end of the season.