The overnight rain hadn't done too much damage. The ski pistes were in good condition having been bashed overnight. The road up to Charmant-Som was hard with a lot of debris over the first km.

Luc said that there was a weather window on the Chartreuse between 10 and 1pm and so it turned out (thanks to meteociel.fr).

Creve Coeur: 2.5km (09h00): A bit hard with a center rut. 6m02sRefuge: 8km - (09h30): Good climbing conditions, fast descending. 27m46s to the col! Not bad going.

It had snowed a bit on Saturday night and there were reports of "ok" conditions in the Chartreuse on Sunday despite the poor weather.

I've always thought the Col du Coq should be skiable on cross country skis. The choice was classic or skating.

Creve Coeur: 2.

With limited time it was back to the Aulp de Seuil and the Comma Couloir. I was somewhat concerned about the snow conditions so didn't struggle to start early. I set out at 9.

A quick lunch tour of the Gresivaudan. Usual ride out via the valley and banks of the Isere before climbing the Mur de la Frete and returning via the foothills of the Chartreuse.

Skated over to the pistes of St Hilaire from the Col de Marcieu.

An "easy" afternoon ride to try and recover from my bad hip. The descent of the No Name needs a bit of cleaning and is a bit narrow with my wide handlebars.