Skiing in the Vosges...

An extremely random selection of photos to say the least. Fiddling with gloves and cameras and having the light so you can't see what the f..k you're taking anyway means things are very random so to get any shot at all is bordering on a miracle.

We had a great day out at La Bresse in the Vosges which is 2hrs30 mins drive from us.  Ski pass prices are cheap in that part of the world averaging around 22euro for a day each.  Less than half the bigger ski resorts.  

Stunning weather.  We decided on the fly the night before to go and were packed and sorted in no time.  Beautiful slopes.  

I did mess up right at the end of our day because we ended going down a red (advanced but I’ve done lots of reds, even blacks FFS, that’s an aside), we thought it was a blue (intermediate) so I got completely and utterly freaked OUT.  

I couldn’t go down it. I had a huge panic attack when we were about 200m down.  So, we had to literally climb back up to the point where we took the wrong turn and go back down the blue which actually in itself was quite challenging for a blue.  We were having such a great day untill then.  Carrying skis up a steep incline in ski boots is quite a work out for the old lungs.  And Andy had to do it too because he wasn’t going to leave me there even though he could have skied down it easily.  

I could have too if I didn’t psych my head out like I am prone to do. I get a big sweaty panic attack and literally can’t move at times. I over breath.  I can’t think.   It’s amazing we ski at all!!  Anyway, yep I’ve done more steep and narrow slopes but with the sudden drop off not being able to see it just came as a big surprise and I clammed up.  Par for the course with me and skiing.  I’m OK, then I’m not.  

Anyhooo we had some lovely runs in the most gorgeous scenery.  A beautiful drive.  Andy is very very VERY patient with me.  I hate going downhill.  But how we love a day out on those pristine slopes.  It’s absolutely surreal.  The sights on the mountain, no roads, no noise.  Just the gorgeous snow, alpine trees and you.  It is quite something which is why I stick with my skiing despite my inadequacies at it!!!