Perfect deep blue sky as we hiked high above Les Arcs - stunning.

Col de l’Iseran appeared in stage 9 of the 2007 Tour. Formerly, the highest road in Europe, 2007 is the 70th anniversary of the opening of the road over this legendary mountain pass. The gift shop t-shirts still claim it to be the highest. Still, at 2,770 metres (9000 feet) it is […]

Its great having several hiking trails directly from our house up the Saleve mountain to Thuile.

Another great day of skiing. Today we went to the neighboring La Plagne Ski resort. It is linked to les Arcs by a massive double decker Cable Car that traverses a huge valley.
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Great day skiing on a warm, sunny day.

It’s been a bad holiday season for skiing but at least I have got out cycling fairly often. Global Warming’s Silver Lining?

We drove to Courmayeur ski resort in Italy, just the other side of Mont Blanc, just over an hour from home. Great hiking in high alpine valleys, littered with huge glaciers.
The photo is of Lake Miage. Touching the back of the lake is the tip of the Miage glacier ( hidden a […]

What a trip.  Our most ambitious cycling vacation ever.  Our first visit to the Southern French Alps.  Eight big climbs in 8 days. Every one a legendary Tour de France route.  Hard work but really fun.   it was a  dream of mine to climb Bonette (the highest road in Europe) and Izoard […]

Another stunning ride in the South Alps. 29 kms 1,200 metres vertical.
The beginning of this ride is pretty flat while the mountains get bigger. In other words it is deep in a river gorge along a tiny road.  The route rides along a cliff beside a river for about 15 […]