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Twelve Days In France: A ski odysseyDay Nine. February 18, 1994. | |
If you want the party line on L'Espace Killy, there's a whole slew of commercial info on the web regarding Tignes and Val D'Isere: from Ski In, Tignes is discussed in French and English, and Val is discussed in French and English. From SkiFrance, Tignes in French and Tignes in English; Val in French and Val in English.
Woke up woozy and a bit nauseous. Seemed to take forever to pack up my goodies, checked out, and get started. Didn't want to ride in any cabin lift lest I vomit on some innocent bystander. Decided I wanted a long, easy cruiser to clear my head and get aw ay from people. Planned on going from the Aiguille Percée down to Tignes les Breviers, about a 1200m descent, along some easy greens and blues.
Well, at the Aiguille Percée I saw some people heading down some unmarked piste to the left, and it looked like they might be having fun without me, so I followed. Turned out I was heading towards le Vallon de la Sache, another local classic.
Finally found a place to bail out and head back to the piste. Just in time, too, since the handy guide book said that the lower part is impossible to negotiate.
What a wake up call!!
I did spend the rest of the day cruising around as planned, especially three lovely runs down from the Grand Motte funicular. Fast cruising on great snow.
Overall, I liked Tignes better than Val D'Isere. Better snow, fewer people. Either place, though, still has something for everyone, and far more terrain than can be covered in just two and a half days of exploration. And every inch was filled with incredi
ble views. All for just $34 a day (or less!) for a lift ticket!
Back to Day 08 Tignes/Val D'Isere or on to Day 10 Watched skiing on TV (Picabo Street wins Silver).
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