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- Day 1
- Friday, March 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,494 m
South AfricaFourways26°1’29” S 28°0’41” E
Still day 1 - still take off
March 7 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Almost everytime we leave for this trip it's a gorgeous day😂
Heading for the airport soon - using the trusty Gautrain bus system, our bubble of Europe 😉
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- Day 1
- Friday, March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 1,612 m
- South AfricaGautrain Sandton Station26°6’29” S 28°3’27” E
The bubble of Europe continues
March 7 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We often don't get to use the bus and train system in South Africa - this works much better than I thought it would 😂 seamlessly walked onto a bus, tapped my phone, off the bus and into theRead more
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- Day 1
- Friday, March 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 1,709 m
- South AfricaOliver Reginald Tambo International26°7’53” S 28°13’59” E
Now the fun begins!!
March 7 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After multiple attempts at a decent photo where we were all looking, we finally got a presentable one 😂
Most people think you need helmets for the snowboarding, but it's really for when you've hadRead more
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- Day 1
- Friday, March 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 1,692 m
- South AfricaOliver Reginald Tambo International26°7’49” S 28°14’4” E
Locked and loaded
March 7 in South Africa ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Finally seated in our buckets with seatbelts (yes Charlie and Hayley, there are seats this far back in the plane!)
Good news is if we go down - we've got helmets 🪖
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- Day 1
- Friday, March 7, 2025
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,450 m
- South AfricaFourways26°0’41” S 28°0’7” E
Day 1 - take off - ground zero
March 7 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
This might not be as perfect as Charlie's documentation of his trip - but we're giving it a go.
As usual, morning of the flight and bags are being packed (I can think of a few people that would beRead more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 101 m
FranceLe Mesnil-Amelot49°0’21” N 2°34’39” E
Layover time 🙂
March 8 in France ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
We have touch down!
Even with a plastic tray for a plate and wooden cutlery, that was the best airline food I've ever had.
I may not have gotten a Charcuterie board but the small brie triangleRead more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 420 m
SwitzerlandAire46°10’34” N 6°5’22” E
The wheels on the bus!
March 8 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
And the bus trip begins, onwards to France we go!
From a flying bus to a bus...bus (I probably could've had a better joke there)
Although it's another 2 hours to drive back to France......justRead more
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- Day 2
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Settled in!
March 8 in France ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Okay, bus trip complete, keys acquired and room located!
I take back everything I said about the bus, for some reason they gave us a driver who could honestly rival Pierre Gasly (also French), everyRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Coffe with a view
March 9 in France ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
There are two was to start the morning, either with a coffee or the wrong way.
Excuse the hair, it will be in a helmet all day anyway and I needed the extra warmth
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- Day 3
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 2,239 m
- SwitzerlandPointe des Mossettes46°11’31” N 6°48’55” E
Hot choccy stop!
March 9 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
I don't even want to repeat what these hot chocolates cost when you come from the land of biltong but they do taste better when you're above 1800m!
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- Day 3
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1,817 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’37” E
Cheers Charlie!!!
March 9 in France ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Day 1 of boarding comes to an end, very successful day on the slopes - no one was hurt, new boots and bindings work like a charm and now I have a beer in hand!
Some moron also gave me the middleRead more
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- Day 4
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Day 2 Déjà vu
March 10 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Little bit of a late start, who would've thought we would be tired after a day of so boarding 😂 but we go again!
I haven't woken up this stiff in quite some time, need to do some morningRead more
Day 2 winding down
March 10 ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Another successful day on the mountain 😁
Made our way over to the Swiss side of things, and over the Swiss wall, an extremely steep and very "mogully" slope that we decided may not be a good ideaRead more
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- Day 4
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Decided to ramp it up again!
March 10 in France ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Went for another 2 hour shift, but I didn't take any photos!!
It's okay though, instead you can enjoy an entire album of the hot chocolate my brother made while we were out, with a sneak peak of myRead more
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- Day 4
- Monday, March 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Wayyy too many 🍺
March 10 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
The day comes to an end!
Just a few beers, pizzas and pics!!
Tomorrow's day is planned - all the way down to where the drinks will start, the most important part, maybe I'll have a gin or two 😉😂
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Another day another dollar
March 11 in France ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Although my head has definitely felt better, I don't think I'll ever get tired of a coffee on this balcony ☕
Left one very important photo out of last night's post, someone has hidden away two LegoRead more
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 1,619 m
- FranceLe Roc46°16’2” N 6°51’27” E
Half way choccy stop
March 11 in France ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Made our way over to a specific spot that has the cheapest hot chocolates we've found on previous trips. Only thing is that it's a 2 hour snowboarding and lift maze to get here 😂
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
- 🌫 -1 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
AirFrance🇫🇷
March 12 in France ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
Now it's just tea with no view!
We were planning on taking a bit of a break day today and slowing things down - the mountain had the same idea 😂 woke up this morning feeling like we had set sailRead more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,817 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’37” E
Quick update
March 12 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Usually we would be out on the mountain so I'm quite board - good news is now you get more updates 😁
P.s - took the video and did not watch it to see if it was a goodie, you're welcome
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,817 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’37” E
Tested the weather ☁️
March 12 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Decided we wouldn't know what it's like to snowboard in this weather if we didn't try - I can confirm that our suspicions were correct 😂
But I seem to remember some young Emirates pilot sayingRead more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
- ☁️ -2 °C
- Altitude: 1,801 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’27” N 6°46’37” E
The usual!
March 12 in France ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Back at the same dinner spot smashing our faces with another pizza!!
Got back from our short outing and had some more hot chocolate (of course we did), followed by Limon cello (2nd best to ginRead more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
POWDER DAY!!!!!!!☃️❄️🏂
March 13 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Woke up this morning and still couldn't see a thing outside but it was no longer break day, so we had to brave this new world, and my god am I glad we did 🤩
The snow was insane!!! Honestly theRead more
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- Day 7
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,816 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’36” E
Powder day left over videos
March 13 in France ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
veuillez excuser notre français
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- Day 7
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
- ☁️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 1,817 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’37” E
Some evening pics 📷
March 13 in France ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
After our day of snowboarding there were a few moments of "wow, can't actually believe this exists"
Thought it would be worthwhile sharing 🙂
I would've looked like a crazy person filming the hugeRead more
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- Day 8
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
- ☁️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 1,817 m
- FrancePlace Centrale46°11’30” N 6°46’37” E
Goooood mooorrning Avoriaaazz!!!
March 14 in France ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
Last day on the mountain and this has been an incredible trip, but it's not over yet!
I'll see you all later again, hopefully I remember to take some pics!