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andrewsadventures  > 2012 > Val D'Isere for Christmas
Christmas was approaching and the boss demanded a ski trip, so I zipped online and found a package deal to Val D'Isere in the heart of the French Alps - apparently one of the world's most beautiful ski resorts. However, I had a couple of additional motives for going, involving mythical animals and ironing, which I kept carefully hidden...
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And so we headed to Val D'Isere in midwinter, at 1,850 m in the heart of the Alps, one of the coldest places, I believe, outside of Antarctica.
The Boss was keen to stay here on the main street but this igloo was very popular and already occupied.
So we stayed in a quieter apartment instead.
The scarily-freezing view from our window.
The other direction was no warmer.
Mercilessly, the boss promptly dragged me out into the -20 C -ish weather (with wind chill). 300 km of runs awaited us, over a series of mountain ranges connected by ski lifts.
We skied between a series of alpine villages, such as Tignes here at 2,100 m.
The hamlet of Le Fornet at 1,930 m.
We didn't always take lifts. This funicular train was a surreal twist on our familiar London underground! It took us up the inside of the mountain to Grande Motte.
And so we headed to Val D'Isere in midwinter, at 1,850 m in the heart of the Alps, one of the coldest places, I believe, outside of Antarctica.
And so we headed to Val D'Isere in midwinter, at 1,850 m in the heart of the Alps, one of the coldest places, I believe, outside of Antarctica.
And so we headed to Val D'Isere in midwinter, at 1,850 m in the heart of the Alps, one of the coldest places, I believe, outside of Antarctica.
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