From le Pleynet, climb the ski trail to the combe du Pra. Climb the bowl to the south to the col du Pra via the easiest couloir. The cime de la Jasse is 50 meters to the west.

As I had until the early afternoon I decided to load up my old mountain bike and ride up to the trailhead at 1230 meters just behind the house. About 12km of riding but 1000m of climbing.

First ski of the new season. There was 40cm at the col de Porte.

Pushed out a bit further along the Drac river to the Pont d'Oxford (I think) that you use to cross to the Polygon Scientific. Fewer people at lunch this far west. Pace is 3m55 / km.

History has to start somewhere.

The climb of the Combe de Lancey begins at Lancey via a long drag past the old paper mills.

A tour along the dike of the Drac river that traverses Grenoble from the Oisans towards Valance.

Long climb up the east side of Mottarone via the toll road with a little loop around the top.

A return to the Rossombolmo climb. This time with a 34x32 gearing and a lighter bike. I climbed all the way up to the ex-sheep farm at the summit.

The main road along the lake is very busy, not for everyone. Afterwards you can take a backroad, in this case by Oggebio back to Intra / Verbania.