First day skiing at Chatel in France

Lowena kitted us out in her spare ski gear, packed us in the car and drive us across the border into France for our first day skiing in 10 yrs. K wasn’t feeling great but felt well enough to give it a go as it was such a stunning day.
First stop was the Crepy ski hire shop where we managed to get some boots and skis fitted and hired for a relatively cheap price (€32 for both of us), god ski boots are as uncomfortable as I remember- surely someone can design more comfortable ski boots these days??
Lowena found a great car park right at the beginners slope and before we knew it we were ungainly snowplowing down the v v gentle learners slope. That conquered easily we made a total hash of the “magic carpet” lift with both of us activating our beginners lift pass before being able to get ourselves through the turnstile!
I managed to slip around the side, get my skis back on and get on the lift.
Meanwhile k got in carrying her skis with lowena behind her. Next thing I knew the attendant had shouted at them to get off at which point Lowena fell over!! It was v funny seeing she is a v good skier!!
Finally they emerged and we decided to move to a harder slope with a pommel/ drag lift.
More good skiing ensued so next it was a coffee and then up on the chair left for a harder beginner slope.
It was such a stunning day and thoroughly enjoyable but not wanting to push ourselves too hard on day 1 we returned our boots and skis all v happy about 2.30pm.
Whilst we had to wait for the supermarket to open we went for a coffee/ wine in a bar in the town before picking up food and wine in the well stocked french supermarche.
Back home it was lunch out in the sun on the deck before a basic dinner of lasagne and salad. Surprisingly the legs weren’t too bad so there is hope for tmrw’s skiing. Great days on the slopes!!Read more