Ski Week in Tignes 2013

Paul and I are lucky enough to be able to take a week off together to go skiing in our favourite place - Tignes! We stay in a beautiful little town called Tignes Les Brevieres, which is part of Espace Killy skiing area. Last year we went with friends, but this time it was just us. It was a fantastic time just being together and catching up a bit. With our current schedules seeing each other more than on the weekends is a treat. So we packed up, caught 3 trains and a bus, and arrived at our chalet.... our CATERED chalet. Let me tell you, if you ever get the chance to stay in a catered chalet while skiing, you should go for it. Every morning we had a different cooked breakfast (sausage and eggs, with porridge or eggs and hashbrown and bacon, yum yum), then for 6 nights we had a cooked 3 course meal. After skiing all day, you are pretty tired and not up for doing anything. Having someone else make your meal is fantastic! We stayed at Chalet Chardons which makes staying in a catered chalet affordable, especially on the weeks when it is not half term.

Most days were pretty relaxing - wake up, have a cooked breakfast, get back in bed for an hour to read or nap, then get ready and head out to the slopes. Our chalet was a short ski or a mini funicular to the main lifts. We'd snowboard a bit in the morning, take a nice afternoon rest with food, vin chaud, hot chocolate, and dessert, then snowboard a bit more. Then, if we were tired, we'd hang out in the afternoon sun for a little beer and rest before heading home. We'd go to our favourite little pub (The Underground) for an hour of slightly-faster-than-our-chalet internet, then take the funicular back to our chalet, clean up a bit, and get ready for our next delicious meal. By 9:30 was I completely wiped out and ready to read then sleep. Eat, ski, eat, drink, ski, drink, ski, drink, shower, eat, drink, sleep. That was the rhythm of our holiday and I loved it. The best part was that every day we could do whatever I wanted. And no matter how hard I hoped, each day slipped away and I got closer and closer to the end of the holiday. I hate that wonderful days go very quickly and work days slog by.... the curse of time! Here are some pictures from our time there - so much snow, sun, and blue skies :)

Paul about to go down some powder.

icicles in the beard...

Anyways, we have now been back at school for a week and it is more exhausting than I remember. 4 more weeks and it is spring break, and off to INDIA! Whoo hoo! Counting down the days :)