Posts Tagged ‘skiing’
After last year’s trip to The Three Valleys we decided on trying somewhere new again, and Espace Killy (the area that encompasses Val d’Isere and Tignes) came out of the sorting hat. Inghams again Having had a good experience with Inghams last year they were the first place I looked, and whilst I checked out […]
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Tags: Chambery, Espace Killy, Inghams, Le Savoie, Ski Tracks, skiing, skis, Tignes, Val d'Isere
January 2024
Pupdate We’re now past the second cycle of Milo’s chemo, which is covered in a separate post – complications. January brough a couple of cold but dry weeks, which has made it possible to go on longer walks without getting too muddy. Skiing A full report will follow. We’re now most of the way through […]
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After a few years away from the slopes due to COVID it was time to get our skis on again. My daughter was going to join a University trip to Tignes, leaving me to figure something out for myself. But at the last minute she decided she’d rather do another trip together. I asked if […]
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Tags: Alps, Chambery, Courchevel, helmet, Inghams, Meribel, Orelle, Ski Tracks, skiing, skis, Three Valleys, Val Thorens
January 2023
Pupdate I shied away from mentioning that Milo was ill last month. I guess I was hoping that he’d bounce back soon, and I didn’t want to worry anybody. But January brought terrible news, as it seems he has lymphoma. He’s started chemotherapy, and I hope I get to mention what he’s been up to […]
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Tags: apple, Beat Saber, cancer, credit card, fraud, lymphoma, MBNA, Milo, pupdate, skiing, solar
Ski Tracks mini review
Towards the end of my recent trip to Pas de la Casa I realised that I was missing the telemetry I’d got from the Valnord App whilst skiing in Arinsal. A quick search suggested that the Ski Tracks app would be a good purchase for my iPhone and Apple Watch, so this is a reflection […]
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Tags: Apple Watch, GPS, iphone, review, Ski Tracks, skiing, telemetry
Skiing in Andorra (again)
The group that I’ve been skiing with for the past few years wasn’t coming together this year due to some health issues and other commitments, so my daughter and I chose to return to Pas de la Casa, which we last visited three years ago (on the proviso that we could return to Hotel Les […]
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Tags: Andorra, Pas De La Casa, skiing, skis
Skiing in Austria (Skiwelt)
I missed out on skiing last season as my daughter went with her school to Pila, so this was my first time back on the slopes since skiing in Andorra. Why Austria As with Andorra it was my neighbour John’s suggestion, and I went with it as it’s generally more fun to ski (and socialise) […]
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Tags: Austria, boots, Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Kelchsau, Söll, Scheffau, skiing, skis, Skiwelt, Tirol, Westendorf
Skiing in Andorra
I’ve spent the last two winter half term breaks in Andorra skiing with my daughter and some neighbours. It’s been great both times. Ski areas Andorra has two ski areas. On my first trip I went to Arinsal, which is part of the Vallnord area. More recently I went to Pas De La Casa, which is […]
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Tags: Andorra, Arinsal, Pas De La Casa, skiing, skis
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