These are some pictures, taken largely on one day, from the wonderful
skiing holiday we had in Tignes in January 2003, with good friends:
Josie, Thomas, Alice, Stephen, Luke, Justine, Paul T and Paul D.
Sadly, the pictures taken accidentally by our "resident genius" chalet rep, Nick, of his own nose, did not develop:
0-01-00: 15.01.2003, Slow work - on the way to ski school with Paul and Helen |
0-02-01: 15.01.2003, Olivier, Helen's favourite ski instructor! |
0-03-02: 15.01.2003, Helen's just seen Olivier |
0-04-03: 15.01.2003, Under the bridge to the ski-lift |
0-06-05: 15.01.2003, Yet another terrifying ski-lift... I'm going in that?! |
0-07-06: 15.01.2003, Queueing for the ski-lift - Paul, Helen |
0-08-07: 15.01.2003, View of Mont Blanc (high point on the back range) from base camp on La Grande Motte |
0-09-08: 15.01.2003, Impressive sunshine at base camp |
0-10-09: 15.01.2003, Mr D and the summit of Grande Motte |
0-11-10: 15.01.2003, Olivier basking! |
0-12-11: 15.01.2003, Ski school group photo |
0-13-12: 15.01.2003, View down the valley towards Val Claret |
0-14-13: 15.01.2003, Sheer escarpment surrounds the resort |
0-15-14: 15.01.2003, Paul despairs of Jeremy's dress sense |
0-16-15: 15.01.2003, Intrepid Antarctic explorer Dias heads back to Lavachet for his daily cake, tea and jacuzzi; just like in the days of Shackleton and the Endeavour |
0-17-16: 15.01.2003, Insanely vertiginous ski lift on Palafour; we were stuck on that for 20 minutes, while someone shinned up one of the supporting pylons to tie two snapped ends of ski lift cable together with a hastily-improvised granny knot (I was only told afterwards - I sensibly had my eyes closed for the entire experience) |
0-18-17: 15.01.2003, The joint effects of skiing, alcohol, sunshine and Helen |
0-19-18: 15.01.2003, The joint effects of skiing, alcohol, sunshine and Helen (really) |
0-20-19: 15.01.2003, Mr D in the sun, Baahhhh! |
0-21-20: 15.01.2003, Queue for the ski-lift - Stephen, Helen, Paul |
0-22-21: 15.01.2003, Paul slalom |
0-23-22: 15.01.2003, Paul skiing |
0-24-23: 15.01.2003, Helen's slalom run |
0-25-24: 16.01.2003, Alice enjoys her tipple at the top of the funicular railway |
0-26-25: 16.01.2003, Cable car to the top of the Grande Motte (just before the cable snaps - apparently it got blown off its cable one year - you'll never catch me on one of those things, etc, etc...) |
0-27-26: 16.01.2003, Panorama from the top of the funicular |
0-29-28: 16.01.2003, (2) Panorama from the top of the Grande Motte |
0-32-31: 16.01.2003, (5) Panorama from the top of the Grande Motte |
0-33-32: 16.01.2003, (6) Panorama from the top of the Grande Motte |