A few details about the ski trip

We just got back from a really nice ski trip with a group of 5 Americans and 6 French people. The trip was organized by a French acquaintance of one of our American friends. She used to live in Mirabelle (the ski area) during the ’93 olympics so she knew her way around and knew people in the area. We stayed in a 5-bedroom home of a friend-of-her-friend that was about 10 minutes away from the ski resort.

It was a great weekend to go skiing because it is early in the season, and during one of the 2 weekends left before Christmas. So there were NO people there! There were no lines at the lifts and we basically had the place to ourselves. (There were people there, but not many.) Just the day before we left, there was a big snowstorm that dumped a whole lot of snow on the area. It was very deep and powdery. The weather while we were there was absolutely beautiful with lots of sun.

The French lady shopped at the market before the trip and bought all the food for the weekend. We all pitched in and cooked all the meals and it was a lot of fun. Our trip was very “family style”. The home had a really long dining table and a fireplace in the room. The home was very modest, but comfortable. And we all brought our own sheets and towels.

Four of us had to rent skis so we just went to a small shop in the village. I was surprised by the lack of a “resort” around the slopes. I was expecting it to be somewhat like the ski places in the rockies, but it really wasn’t. The ski slopes were pretty separate from the shops, bars, restaurants, and ski shops. Much of the ski area was still closed since it is only the beginning of the season but our passes allowed us to ski 3 different areas.

We drove home Sunday and we are pretty tired and sore. It’s been about 10 years since we skied and we are a now whole lot older!