As previously mentioned we’re early risers and our body clocks are still a bit out of sorts from the long flight so we woke at 5am. The weather is about as good as it gets for winter mountain driving so we took the 58 minute drive to Les 2 Alps. We spend most of the day above 2500 metres and snow conditions were better than the previous day at Serre Chevalier. Obviously there was less thaw at the higher elevation.
We stopped for a bad 2 Euro coffee and excellent 3 Euro crepe mid morning.
The top lift goes to 3600 metres. There is a definite feeling of being on top of the world up there.
I was surprised how close the La Grave tram is to the top of the resort. There’s a cat track from that direction. Zoom in closely and you’ll see the tram tower.
This one of Kylie may show it better.
Some novelty shots.
Despite the better snow conditions high up
I felt the resort felt a bit disjointed despite some impressive lift infrastructure. Maybe I would feel better about it with more time there. I can’t help but feel the traditional holiday week that the Europeans do would be too much at L2A without fresh snow. While I’m sure I’ll revisit Serre Chevalier in the future I doubt I’ll head back to Les Duex Alps for more than a day if I’m in the area.
I’ll also mention there is an American style resort owned restaurant near the top of the mountain. The difference between today’s eye wateringly expensive ‘line up to be served’ lunch and yesterdays quality great value table service one was night and day.
On a side note I was struggling for comfort with my new ski boots. My shins were very tender. At lunch today I removed the ‘power wedge’ that can be placed between the shell and liner of the boot at the back of the calf. It was an relevation! The power wedge should be called a discomfort wedge.
The last half of the day I found my groove with the new boots and skis. Much happier than yesterday.
We stopped for a bad 2 Euro coffee and excellent 3 Euro crepe mid morning.
The top lift goes to 3600 metres. There is a definite feeling of being on top of the world up there.
I was surprised how close the La Grave tram is to the top of the resort. There’s a cat track from that direction. Zoom in closely and you’ll see the tram tower.
This one of Kylie may show it better.
Some novelty shots.
Despite the better snow conditions high up
I felt the resort felt a bit disjointed despite some impressive lift infrastructure. Maybe I would feel better about it with more time there. I can’t help but feel the traditional holiday week that the Europeans do would be too much at L2A without fresh snow. While I’m sure I’ll revisit Serre Chevalier in the future I doubt I’ll head back to Les Duex Alps for more than a day if I’m in the area.
I’ll also mention there is an American style resort owned restaurant near the top of the mountain. The difference between today’s eye wateringly expensive ‘line up to be served’ lunch and yesterdays quality great value table service one was night and day.
On a side note I was struggling for comfort with my new ski boots. My shins were very tender. At lunch today I removed the ‘power wedge’ that can be placed between the shell and liner of the boot at the back of the calf. It was an relevation! The power wedge should be called a discomfort wedge.
The last half of the day I found my groove with the new boots and skis. Much happier than yesterday.
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