One of my goals while living in Europe was to snowboard in the Alps...mission accomplished. I probably should have started on some smaller slopes since I haven't been in over 5 years, but I survived and now I never have to ski while French and Italians yell at me in their romantic language again. Somehow it's less sexy when they are pissed off.
I went with a friend on a group trip and it worked out nicely. Our hotel was adorable and was exactly a 2 minute walk from the lift. I was terrified going up as I was clearly not prepared for the Alps, but I managed to not soil myself the whole time we were there. We skied Chamonix the first day, then took a bus through the mountain to the Italian side and skied Courmayeur the second day. I preferred Chamonix because the runs were wider and appropriately labeled. Courmayeur had a red run that I swear was a black diamond. Not that I've ever been on one, but it's what I imagine one to be. I was terrified. That's when I realized I was not good at snowboarding. It looked like the drop off on the scary water slide.
I had a great time and am really glad I went. I might stick to snowshoeing or cross country skiing from now on. Or just move to somewhere warm and tropical and never deal with the snow again.
I went with a friend on a group trip and it worked out nicely. Our hotel was adorable and was exactly a 2 minute walk from the lift. I was terrified going up as I was clearly not prepared for the Alps, but I managed to not soil myself the whole time we were there. We skied Chamonix the first day, then took a bus through the mountain to the Italian side and skied Courmayeur the second day. I preferred Chamonix because the runs were wider and appropriately labeled. Courmayeur had a red run that I swear was a black diamond. Not that I've ever been on one, but it's what I imagine one to be. I was terrified. That's when I realized I was not good at snowboarding. It looked like the drop off on the scary water slide.
I had a great time and am really glad I went. I might stick to snowshoeing or cross country skiing from now on. Or just move to somewhere warm and tropical and never deal with the snow again.
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| Chamonix |
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| Resting from the constant barrage of French insults |
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| View from our room |
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| Morning light |
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| Through the clouds |
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| I chose the left route |
2 comments:
It looks divine! LOVE your blond hair!
Dying! And laughing really hard at your last caption.
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