Tignes

From Thailand back to Finland for a day, and off we went again to France.

First to Tignes for a week of skiing. We had very variable weather, to say the least. The first day was sunny and nice, so we had a chance to get acquainted with the area, but the next two days were so stormy and snowy that we concentrated on the local restaurants instead. Good lunches!

Fortunately the storm subsided and we could get out on the slopes again. With, obviously, a lot of sof and lovely snow. And an avalanche warning of 4 out of 5, which meant that very few lifts were running. One reason being that an avalanche came down right over a piste in Tignes la Claret, where we were staying, on the second stormy day. Even in spite of the storm there were people out skiing, and the avalanche hit 43 of them. Fortunately nobody was hurt. But since pistes should at all times be secured, I can understand everyone was a little on edge the following day and that not many lifts opened. However, there was more than enough of snow to ski where the lifts did open, so no worries.

And then the weather turned warm and sunny, and we could truly enjoy the magnificient landscape and the enormous skiing area.