Pete Ryland's Web Log

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Mon, 20 Feb 2006

Three Valleys 2006 - More Photos [] (00:08)

Further to the last post, Mark has put his, Adam's and Jon's photos up. >

Thu, 16 Feb 2006

Three Valleys 2006 [] (01:13)

Just got back from a great ski trip last week. I went with Rich, Paul and Dave and some of their many Manchester mates to France for a supurb week of fun. Mark did an excellent job of organising the week in the Three Valleys of Méribel, Les Menuires/Val Thorens and Courchevel. We stayed in Les Allues, a short "bubble" ride from the slopes.

The place was massive. It is the world's largest skiing area with over 600km of groomed runs. The lack of a decent snowfall and the bright sunny days, however, made for a distinct lack of snow on the mountain. In fact, it was mostly quite icy, with only the dustings of artificial snow from the machines creating a carvable surface.

Enough about the snow - the social life of this place more than made up for it. In this English-dominated resort, the locals were all pretty laid back and friendly. The Covie Chalet reps and caterers, Benno and Kaz, not only provided us with great food and all the information we needed, but helped us make the place feel like home too. We also befriended the lads of Jack's Bar and its neighbour, Evolution Bar and Restaurant. We sang with the band on both the Wednesday night and the Friday night, earning ourselves very-much-unneeded free drinks. Every night, Sarah or Roddy would come by the bar to give us a lift home for dinner. What a great setup!