Hole in One?

You just couldn't do this if you tried. I mean, its one thing to take a massive tumble, its another to fall through the tiniest hole on a hillside into a crevasse, but to link them together is either sheer genius or just all your bad luck arriving on the same day...


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Snow, snow and more snow.

Our first visit to Argentiere in January for quite some time, but thanks to some quirky timing of the Scottish school hols, we were able to make a brief visit to the apartment immediately following New Year. My lasting memory of Argentiere at this time of year is the cold. And cold it was. Plenty of snow too, with feet rather than inches being a good unit of measure for the Monday snowfall.

View to the Grand Montets in Argentiere

By far the most arduous and tiring part of the weeks skiing was the flights. About 4 hours delay each way. Aviation fuel pouring from a leaky engine on the way out (not good!) and 10cm of snow on the tarmac at Geneva on the way back (also not good if you're wanting to land a plane). Allegedly the worse snowfall at GVA since 1985. I know why I never look forward to the commute.

A Christmas Welcome at L'Androsace apartments

But despite the flight delays, it's always well worth the effort. Seeing Argentiere in the snow is as exciting now as it was when I first saw it nearly 20 years ago. I want to go and play! And the apartment was looking good too, with the Christmas decorations still on display. Even the lobby had a fine Christmas Welcome waiting for us.

Can't wait till we're back again in just a few weeks time!