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Cime de la Jasse

I was back from a week in Paris and feeling quite tired so wanted somewhere close and not too complicated - easy climb and ski and no reskinning.
2019-03-17 21:05:10

Training Day 6

We were focussed on balance with a number of exercises to get weight forward on the push phase as well as some skate 1 balance practice such as pushing twice on the glide ski and trying to make the gl
2019-03-16 21:51:51

Inseine

Trip around the sites of Paris, Opera, Madeleine, Assembly National, Champs Elysees, Arch de Triomphe, Seine, Tuilleries, Louvre etc. Only in Paris.
2019-03-13 18:16:06

Rocky

Rocky style, run up the steps of the Sacre Coeur. Very rare to get me putting my running shoes on but a week in Paris with nothing better to do obliged me. I suffered for the rest of the week.
2019-03-12 17:46:52

Grand Plan flèche and chamois

Time for the tots traditional fleche and chamois tests with the Barioz ski club in their micro ski area of the Grand Plan.
2019-03-09 15:08:22

Col de Porte Training #5

The day was spent practicing hill climbing on the ramp near the Biathlon circuit as well as balance practice on the descents (skiing on one ski as far as possible).
2019-03-09 09:56:48

Plateau d'Arselle on SloMo

A false good idea going to the Arselle after a super-hot February (one of the hottest since 1900). I actually had to skate all the way down the descent of the normally superfast Astragal.
2019-03-07 13:35:18

Champagne Chartreuse

Powder in March is pretty short lived, here today, gone tomorrow.
2019-03-03 09:12:27

Beldina

With the col de Marcieu closing its nordic ski area and le Sappey in poor condition the next nearest nordic ski area is the Beldina / les 7 Laux.
2019-03-02 09:31:48

Ice road skaters

Thib had warned me there was not much snow left but I had difficulty believing him as conditions had been good a few days ago.
2019-03-01 14:41:41

Villard de Lans

Resort OverviewVillard des Lans is situated about 45 minutes by car from Grenoble on the Vercors plateau.
2019-02-28 15:55:54

Trail of the Rising Sun

I'd not been back to Barioz for a while but had a half day off to enjoy the last of the summer in winter weather.
2019-02-27 15:58:25

Monday St Hilaire

Tot was keen to do a morning at St Hilaire. The snow conditions are still really good and we tried to arrive in good time to ski for a couple of hours.
2019-02-25 16:11:47

Chemin de l'Herse matinal

I'd wanted to do a return trip along the Herse early in the day (9am start) but the Herse had not been pisted from the Combe Noire junction (not enough snow depth and too hot apparently).
2019-02-24 16:39:38

Spring on the Collet

It seemed like late spring today. 20C in the valley and a lot of smog, some of the worst valley pollution of the season.
2019-02-23 16:54:17

Emeindras

The snow was reasonable good so decided to climb to Emeindras at the summit, or nearly, of the ski runs. Of course the descent was icy which meant it was not too reassuring on cross country skis.
2019-02-22 15:47:18

St Hilaire Spring Skiing

A tour of the pistes and off pistes of the old "phantom village".
2019-02-20 14:47:37

Crust skiing on the Sagnes marshes

A tour of the Sagnes marches which I'd not done for some time and Thibaut had never been here. Unfortunately the runs were only partially open.
2019-02-19 14:38:25

Col de Marcieu

The col de Marcieu is a small family oriented ski resort located in the French Chartreuse mountains on the Petites Roches plateau between Grenoble and Chambery. There is a restaurant and ski hire.
2019-02-18 15:42:10

St Hilaire du Touvet

St Hilaire du Touvet is situated on the Plateau des Petites Roches in the French Chartreuse Mountains between Grenoble and Chambery. It has 10km of ski runs and 350 meters of vertical.
2019-02-17 16:11:52

Le Collet d'Allevard

The ski resort of Le Collet d'Allevard is situated in the Belledonne mountainsin the French Northern Alps. The lift served area extends from 1450 metres to 2100 metres.
2019-02-16 21:50:40

Dent d'Arclusaz from Epernay

From Epernay follow the road that climbs to the south-east, then zig-zags to the south.
2019-02-14 22:43:30

Couloir en Virgule Anthologic

Trips like this only happen a few times per season. 20-25cm of fresh, cold snow with a descent just after dawn in perfect conditions.
2019-02-12 16:52:59

Col de Marcieu before the storm

The missus said a storm was blowing in at 13h00. Just time to go up to the Col de Marcieu and ski the Chemin de Herse over to St Hilaire.
2019-02-10 18:26:48

Training #4

Today we were practicing hill climbing and some more telemark turns on the descent.
2019-02-10 08:35:55

Orionde with Mike

We ruled out south aspect slopes due to the poor weather forecast and the risk of crust, that seems like a good move.
2019-02-07 21:07:28

Le Sappey with Thib

Finally managed to hook up with Thibaut for a lunch ski. He's a fair bit quicker than me so put me under a bit of pressure.
2019-02-06 22:29:03

Drôle de con on the Dent de Crolles

Parked at the Salt Depot and took the la Gorgette trail just after the bridge following a well made snowshoe track that came from St Pancrasse up to the winter carpark at 1220 meters.
2019-02-04 20:48:23

St Hilaire tour de pistes

A little afternoon tour at St Hilaire seemed reasonable before the next storm. All the runs are open now but the resort had only pisted one side which seemed like a good idea for the free-riders.
2019-02-02 21:12:09

Training Day #3

Third week of training with the SNC. Today we were focussed on transitioning from v1 to v2 and back again. I was trying longer poles, I've gone up from 155 to 162.
2019-02-02 12:16:44

First Sappey of 2019

It has been a long time coming but the nearest ski area to work (about a quarter of an hour drive) has finally opened and with good initial conditions.
2019-01-29 16:46:10

La Foulée Blanche

A year later I was back in Autrans and this time to ski the Foulée Blanche but with more realistic ambitions - the 20km race.
2019-01-27 21:05:39

Les Sept Laux Ski Resort

General DescriptionLocated in the heart of the Belledonne mountain range between Chambery and Grenoble  the 7 Laux ski resort has three sectors:In the east le Pleynet (1450m) is located at the to
2019-01-26 21:36:37

Col de Porte: Training Day 2

Second weekend of training with the SNC.
2019-01-26 21:27:01

Fresh snow at the Col de Porte

Skating in fresh powder seems to be a regular thing this January and it is character building to say the least.
2019-01-23 13:34:37

First St Hilaire of 2019

Our first trip up to St Hilaire this season. There had been around 50cm of snow the last week but very little below 1100 meters. Fortunately there is snow making lower down.
2019-01-20 20:10:23

Training Day

Training morning with the SN Chartrousin then a climb to the Bergeries of the Charmant Som to warm up (climb took a reasonable 37m56 and the descent a speedy 7m17)
2019-01-19 23:36:49

Pravouta: The early bird catches the worm

A quick "before work" to see what the fresh snow had brought. I started at 7am and with the fog kept my head torch all the way to the summit an hour later. Excellent skiing and no one around.
2019-01-18 08:48:07

Beldina Powder Session

Route: Tour du Pre de l'Arc x 1, Myrtilles x 3
2019-01-10 22:37:58

Mont Cheese Loop

After a bit of XC skiing I toured from the Col de Porte pistes to the bottom drag then continued down the path at the end.
2019-01-06 11:56:46

Bergeries du Charmant Som

The top of the Charmant Som plateau had been pisted to make up for the lack of trails lower down. A real treat to do a couple of loops in pleasant conditions although we do the same crust skiing.
2018-12-31 15:33:36

Skating to the Crêt Luisard

I knew there was a lack of snow. All the lower runs are shut. The skating was pretty good. A lot of people on foot, some stomping on the ski runs, doh! Not too many other skiers.
2018-12-30 00:25:53

les Karellis, Savoie, France

General DescriptionLes Karellis is located in the Maurienne valley in the French Savoy department.
2018-12-01 21:00:44

Tour de Crolles

A little tour of the cycle lanes of Crolles. Of no real interest unless you find yourself here, with rollerskis, but I've seen a few people do this route.
2018-10-21 14:46:50

Classic Rollerski - First time

As it says, out on classic roller skis, those with a ratchet to prevent them rolling backwards. I don't really know the technique and have to admit having some aches and pains the next day.
2018-10-14 15:30:19

Chambery to Aix les Bains by the cyclepath

A long rollerski on a fantastic autumn day. Leaving from Chambery I took the bike lane all the way to the Petit Port at Aix les Bains then back again.
2018-10-11 12:38:17

Lunch roller ski at the Lac du Bourget

A short rollerski down the lake cyclepath at the lake du Bourget
2018-07-22 12:44:38

Picnic ski by the Isere

Lunch skate in the heat before a picnic by the river. Family on bikes.
2018-07-21 12:52:26

4 Seigneurs Loop via Uriage

The 4S (seigneurs) summit is a classic for road cyclists and MTBers in the area, short, sharp but quiet roads with a great view.
2018-07-18 16:50:09

Alpe Quaggione from Montebuglio, Lake Maggiore, Italy

General DescriptionThe climb is 14% over 5km for 700 meters of climbing. The climb through the village of Montebuglio is very steep but afterwards settles down to 12-13% with a series of steep ramps.
2018-07-13 07:51:35

Col du Prelong

A return to the Pre Long, maybe the hardest climb in the Gresivaudan, and that is just the surfaced bit ! A good time of 25m36s from le Mas Julien to the end of the surfaced road.
2018-07-01 09:48:48

Espace Diamant; Beaufortain; France

This review looks at the southern part of the Espace Diamant ski area in the French Northern Alps. On the day of our visit the northern sector had shut for the season despite good snow cover.
2018-04-12 13:01:02

A pulled tooth

After Chapp's report on skitour (Virgule) I had no intention of going to Pas d'Oeille today but the prairie below the Dent de Crolleswas tempting. 15cm of fresh snow on a hard base.
2018-01-27 11:31:37

Dent blanche de bedina

A last minute outing this morning after dropping the boy at school at 9am. Le Jasse and Jas were skied yesterday so maybe something in between? Not much snow below 1400 meters.
2018-01-25 11:45:56

Tour of Autrans

Without having a good idea of where I was going, I should have grabbed a piste map, I set out across the plane before climbing to Geve then beyond.
2018-01-12 20:49:09

Autrans - Meaudre Nordic Ski Area

Autrans-Méaudre is the Isere region's premier ski area  boast 180km of prepared cross country ski runs that run through a mix of high altitude plateau and wooded hillsides culminating in a high a
2018-01-12 20:19:09

Col de Porte

Short afternoon tour around the Col de Porte main pistes
2018-01-05 15:57:48

St Hilaire with a ski down the Berger off piste

Largely on piste to take advantage of the fresh snow but we did a long descent via the Cabane du Berger trail through the phantom village.
2018-01-02 13:06:18

Fantom Village

It had rained heavily to 2000m plus the day before and some sections of piste showed the effects but generally the snow was soft and very skiable. We took a few runs through the fantom village.
2018-01-01 23:47:34

Couloir Virgule before Carmen

The weather service announced a window from 10 to 2 pm, just before the arrival of storm Carmen. It had snowed overnight but only about 15cm.
2018-01-01 23:42:58

Training

Up at Chamrousse for skate training so lots of loops around the stadium area plus a final tour of the plateau. Cold snow was not easy to ski at the end.
2017-12-28 19:16:41