Skiing in Megeve

From Sean (with help from Noah, Molly and Rachel)

Yesterday we had our first Geneva ski outing, mostly to be sure that we had the right equipment, and could figure out how to get from our house, to the ski area, and onto the slopes. It was a lot of fun, and everyone made a lot of progress in their skiing skills. We had a 90 minute lesson from a very nice instructor with th Ecole du Ski Francais. He reminded us how to fall down, how to stand up, and how to turn around in circles. These were all very useful skills which we put to good use for the rest of the day.

Our first ski destination was in Megeve, a few miles from Chamonix in the French Alps. The area had a moderate amount of snow, and had just opened 4 days before we were there. The scenery was wonderful, and the temperature right around freezing. Here are a few comments from the participants:

Sean: I was glad to have an excuse to stay on he beginner hills, which is best suited to my actual level of skiiing ability.

Noah: "It was hard. Dad made me walk through very high snow. Boo dad! I liked skiing down the hill. I liked the food!!!!!!! We had lemon sugar crepes! Very good crepes!"

Molly: "I really liked going down the hill because you get to go fast. Going up the hill was not as fun. I liked walking around the town after skiing. There were pretty shopes and horses that wee pulling wagons."

Rachel: "At first I was scared to go down the small hills but by the end I liked going as fast as I could. I liked my crepe. Everyone was wearing moon boots in town."

Nancy: "I am sorry I was not there".

Some pictures attached....