Skiing - Filzmoos, Austria

Going to let the photos speak for themselves here...we had an amazing holiday with downhill skiing, a bit of cross-country skiing, walking and even a run (with katoohla microspikes on or I'd have been like bambi on ice!).

Massive thanks to Stu and Em for the invite and allowing us to share Filzmoos, and thanks also to Jo and Karl for the wonderful company and everyone for the exquisite entertainment (I'm saving those videos for later!!)

Snowy La Plagne

A mid-winter mini-break found us flying from Manchester to Geneva, then a road transfer the 3hours to La Plagne for a few days of relaxation in the snow. The weather was mostly sunny, fairly warm and dry with no new snow but sufficient for everyone to go skiing and me to go walking or running. There was plenty of time to enjoy doing not a lot, read a fiction novel (something I rarely settle into) and have a good time socialising. Enjoy the photos....

Tim's first time on skis for quite a while

La Plagne Centre

Forest trail up the mountain

View across the valley

View of Mont Blanc in the distance

Dog-sledding

Mont Blanc way off in the distance

Beautiful and peaceful trail

World Telemark ski competition just metres from our apartment

La Plagne Centre

Solitude up on the cross-country trail....I was running it though!

Nice to bump into Tim on the mountain

Dogs eagerly barking...and high up on the mountain I spied some mountaineers

Delightfully empty cross-country trail to run on

Inov8 Orocs an absolute necessity on the icy trails and snow

Sunset on our last night