Ski Trip

This past February my son and I took advantage of the opportunity to go skiing at Tignes/Val d'Isère in the French Alps.  The area is located in the center of the triangle formed by three former Winter Olympics sites (Grenoble in 1960, Albertville in 1992, Turin in 2006).  The facilities were excellent with 480 hectares (1186 acres) of marked runs and 3200 hectares (7907 acres) of off-piste skiing with something for every interest and ability.  The town offers many restaurants, shops and activities such as ice skating, swimming (indoor pool and hole in the ice in the lake), snowmobiling and bowling.  Night skiing is not an option but you may go night sledding (with helmet and light) along-side one of the ski runs.  We were blessed with excellent weather and condition.  As the saying goes, "A good time was had by all."