Well first of all here is the picture of the horse drawn sleigh I promised. The bells clanking as they go past under our balcony are quite atmospheric, for the first hour, then the become mildly irritating, but nothing like as irritating as the various tracked vehicles that roar past on a regular basis. Car free does not mean engine free….

Today was a bit overcast, so we skied up above Avoriaz for a bit but the light was bad. When it is cloudy the light comes from all directions and you cannot see the contours so well, so we headed over to the next valley, called Les Lindarets which has a lot of trees in it. These create some shadows and allow you to see the contours. Years ago when we skied here (we are not sure when that was but must be 16 years at least) there was a small shed serving pancakes and few deck chairs at the bottom, now there are 3 restaurants, and what might be the original hut… The lifts have also been massively upgraded. In the afternoon the light had improved so we headed up to the French / Swiss border.

You can see down over the other side to several Swiss resorts.

You can just about see Les Crosets below us here. You’d think there would be some sort of formality at the border, but there is just a sign reminding you that you need the right kind of lift pass to get back up! We skied down to Les Crosets, and here is the picture to prove it… Obviously much more Swiss?….