Ski Area???? Let me think....hmmmm?

Looking back at the posts in the Snow for the Euro's thread it looks like it is just a roll of the dice this season in Euroland. Today makes 5 pow weekends in a row, and I think this one may be on top of the list. Conti (in storm), G3 (2 days after), Courmayeur(in storm), La Clusaz(in/out of storm), Ischgl (day after), and now Grand Massif(day after). To keep this a quick update. I arrived at 8:30 in fog, but clearing. My back is finally sorting itself out (Thanks Pierre...my Osteopath) so I was stoked to get outside. I skied in the fog for 2 runs, both of which were is smoke (cold light snow..add this one to the Gregor dictionary for those playing along)....I would say 20CM plus on top of....I am not sure what (this is reffering to the snow conditions....under neither the snow there was a layer of ice due to the recent warm weahter). I arrived on the Sameon's side and had never been to the area (I was skiing alone too, so the first few were a crap shoot....at around 10 it cleared:

To this!

I decided that it was going to be better up high, so I headed to Flaine:

Nice lines in here (sorry Mom ;-)

I tracked out run after run of untouched...30 to faceshot in some places....it was sick!

Tons of competition too!

I picked around all day finding little lines all over.....I figured out the check list I need to follow.
Go to an area with gaper/joeys (EC term)...CHECK!
Go on change over day............................CHECK!
Make harcore skiers think it is going to suck.CHECK! (thanks TGR:wink: )
This line I skied 5 times in a row with 200M of open bowl and a traverse to get to this. 15 minute lap. It had some sharks in it....but it was a blast.


So that being said, there was still tons to get tracked out in the AM...so I will head back to Gaperland!
In closing, the moral of this update is that Euroland, even in a poopie winter, is still killer! Ohhh I almost forgot...let's count: Zermatt 1...G3 2...Verbier 3.... Chamrousse 4....Avoriaz (PDS)5.....Chamonix 6....Val D'Isere 7...Leysin 8.....Les Contimiens 9....Courmayeur 10....La Clusaz 11.....Ischgl 12.....Grand Massif 13...Not bad ;-)