I last came this way in 1998 and made exactly the same mistake, climbing via the Bottier chalets rather than taking the normal path.

I decided to head up after work for a final ski at the Col de Marcieu. I was on classic skis and the tracks were made, more or less.

I wanted to cover all the pistes today which I did.

Today we were practising hockey stops, slalom and transitions. Loic had a good tip on V1 transitions from one side to the other which is to do a quick double tap to resynchronize skis and arms.

A return to the Marie. I managed to screw up the entrance and do a loop and land on my head which left me a bit dazed for a minute or two.

I was that motivated on my day off but decided to head out anyway. As the conditions are not great a short classic ski before lunch up the Charmant Som road.

Grand Rocher ski race at Barioz. It is a relay. First part is a 1150 meter skimo race. 120 racers set off in a mass start and there are 5 transitions to do en-route.

The Grand Naves nordic ski area boasts 42km of trails prepared for both skating and classic skiing.

I didn't set off with any clear ideas but the aim was to ski around for a couple of hours and do a bit of distance My idea was to warm up on the shorter, inner "loipe" and work outwards.

Short lunch ride with JG to see if we could nail the steps of the Berger but still two short runs that are a bit limit on a technical level.