UPIs

Tuesday night was the Miss Les Deux Alpes competition.

It all started to get hazy after two Long Island Iced Teas at the bar in the hotel that I am based in as I prepared for the night.

I went as Boy George... Yes, I know, Boy George is a guy not a girl, but that is who I went as.

After finishing the Long Island Iced Teas and the make-up we went down to Smokey Joe's, the bar where the event was taking place. Being one of the contestants, I went back stage. A continuous supply of vodka bottles were being passed to us. That was probably the end of me!

All I know is that I didn't win. I fell off the judges' table and I woke up with a number of UPIs.

What is a UPI? Unidentified Party Injury.

Posh On The Slopes...

It's very important to protect your skin from the sun and glare of the sun from off the snow...

Well, that was my aim when I decided to purchase some factor 50 sun cream. The array of sun creams available in the shop in Grenoble I went to was large, and none of the brands were known to me. Eventually, I selected a tube of sun cream, paid for the most expensive sun cream I have ever bought and eventually returned home by bus.

It was only the next day when I squeezed the tube that I realised the cream was tinted! Not what I intended at all. This must be what Posh Spice uses...

Well, I bought the expensive stuff. I'll use it!

New Ski Boots!

It was finally time to buy some new ski boots. The inners have been "leaking" foam for about 6 weeks, but I have found a piste map acts as a very good shoehorn, holding the foam in place as I slip a foot into each boot.

I went to 3 shops and tried on 8 different models of boot. Some models in several sizes... Trying on ski boots is a tiresome task. They might feel good in the shop, but the pain, if there is to be any, may take several hours of skiing to appear.

So... It's goodbye to my Nordica Grand Prix boots

...and hello to my new Salomon Falcons.

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St Patrick's Day

On St Patrick's Day I dressed up as a leprechaun, as one does...

There were a few people dressed up in green, but I didn't expect to find one of my close leprechaun relatives having a happy hour drink at the Pano Bar... It was so good to see him, that I kicked off my skis and ran to give him a big hug!

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La Grave Trip

La Grave is a unique ski area for off piste skiing and just a short trip over the top of the glacier from Les Deux Alpes.

http://www.la-grave.com/english/mythical-spot.php

A group of four of us booked up a guide for the day and headed for La Grave over the glacier. We were the first to ski the virgin snow on the top of the glacier.
There are plenty of great views of the glaciers.


After we reached the end of the glacier and tree line we had to pick our way through rocks and along a cliff before abseiling down it with our skis on.

We finished by a stream, crossing over a snow bridge where we then waited for a taxi to take us to the main La Grave lift where we did a couple of the more traditional runs.

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