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I’m going to make the observation that the firsttracks forum members are not representative of the average American (whatever an average American is). From what I can tell you are not an average American @jimk But I agree the stereotypes are way too generalised and unnecessarily nasty.

To avoid incoming Alps rain we have moved south to Gorges du Verdon. The lavender is just starting to bloom. We rented a peddle boat on the Verdon Gorge. Went for a walk too. It’s lovely scenery. The view from our $90usd a night hotel room was nice. We had the best dinner of...

I’m from Brisbane. We never fly out of or through Sydney.

Thanks. I was aware of the project but didn’t know any details. I doubt it will have any direct bearing on my travel plans or everyday life.

I skied that week in the Zillertal valley in Austria a number of years ago. I was amazed at the coverage given they hadn’t had much natural snow to that point. We got lucky with snow during that week too. I would choose an area that offers some tree cover as well as alpine.

We went for the obligatory ride to Aiguille du Midi. There is a fellow on the Oz ski forum that has climbed to the top of Mont Blanc and skied down. I’m not certain of the lines he took. Has anyone here skied above the Aiguille du Midi point? After some standout weather some instability is on...

When I skied there a couple of years ago the derelict remains of the bottom station were still proudly in place. Nothing had happened in 5 years.

For anyone that is interested I can report work is well underway on the new Grands cable car. I’m somewhere above Le Tour having a cuppa.

I’ll be flying in about March 6.

We went for a walk up to Aiguilette Des Houches yesterday. About 3200 feet up. The views were stunning. As is often the case pics don’t do them justice. Unfortunately there was a bit of haze so it wasn’t 100 percent perfect. Close though. ^About a third of the way up overlooking Les Houches...

We had always intended to go to Cham because Kylie hasn’t stayed here so we took the opportunity come while the weather forecast was sunny. How that for a view for about $70USD per night?

There was a set of four Orangina glasses in the window of a second hand shop in Briancon. Kylie was desperate to buy them but the shop was closed for the time we were there.

Went for a walk up to Glacier Blanc refuge today. Pretty spectacular. ^Marmots out and about. ^The spaghetti was great, The coffee was perhaps the worst I’ve ever had. ^The bottom of the glacier is on the left. ^ Rock hopping the snow melt. Kylie after 2300 vertical with...

Stretched our legs yesterday after a 24 hour flight. This lake is about a five minute drive from the centre of Briancon. Croissants count is one. Beer count is three. Vertical metre count is 480. We’ll do a more adventurous stroll today in Parc National Des Ecrins.

We’ll be hiking with a little bit of biking. We have clothing that could suit summer skiing.

Tempting but all that extra gear for a day on what could be sticky snow….. And I’m about to turn 54 and I’ve never gone on an overseas trip without skiing. The time is right to break that one dimensional streak. :)

I’ll be in the Alps on Sunday. There has been a rapid change from an unusually cold spring in the French alps to normal temps now. By next week it’s predicted to be about 85 degrees in the valleys. Hopefully the south faces in the alpine are walkable. Might have to take my togs.

395 is gorgeous. I need to get there again sometime soon.

A much safer bet than central Japan in my opinion.

Was 76-77 drought or rain? Edit. I’m guessing successive high pressure systems.