I mentioned the apartment at the start of the week. Here is a picture from the other side of the resort..

The block we are staying in is in the centre at the top of the picture and you can see the lift coming down to the block below, where there are several good restaurants, a supermarket and ski shops. We can ski in and out onto the run you can see going past behind the building, which is the main run down from  Saulire into Mottaret. It is hard to think of a better situated apartment, sadly it is reasonably tricky to think of a worse layout for the apartment itself….

Had my new visor on today. The original had delaminated so I had to buy a spare and then the screws that hold it on sheared….. found a guy in a ski shop who saw drilling out M4 screws a challenge, and managed to fix it for me, so nice to find someone who wants to fix something rather than just sell you this year’s fashion. I found this handy reflective surface to take a selfie in….

During our skiing today we were reminded a few times of how thin the snow is for this time of year. Most of the time up high we have had great conditions but as you get lower there are a few bare patches that remind us of the typical conditions we used to get in January. Normally at this time of year this view would be all white.

 

You’ll also notice the rather cool helmet cover (I assume it is a dragon?). We have a seen a good number of people skiing in onesies as well. I was going to ask this guy where he got his reindeer onesie as I thought one might suit me. What do you think?

At lunch we discovered another good ‘self’ has been turned into a posh restaurant (you needed  reservation) with a “snack” below. We went for the snack and sat in those deckchairs that are impossible to get out of… To be fair the Hotdog Savoyarde was excellent. A touch heavy on the mustard but I am sure I will be able to taste something else soon. Can’t actually think of a self service place left in the Meribel valley now, it is turning into Courchevel….

Skied the high runs about Courchevel (sorry ‘courch’) in the afternoon.

Some afternoon sunshine on Saulire…