ME :)

I haven’t skied in at least 3 years so it was going to take a couple of ski runs to get into the rhythm again. I also haven’t been skiing in Europe before so I didn’t really know what to expect in terms of difficulty. All I knew was that the runs are classified as Green, Blue, Red and Black.

The weather was perfect today, nice and sunny and such a different contrast to the last couple of days in London where its been miserable but there should be no surprises there.

A 3 valleys 6 day lift pass will set you back about €223. It will let you ski Courchevelle, Meribel, and Val Thorens which are the main resorts. The lift pass will also allow you to ski other resorts inbetween those 3 resorts including La Tania, St Martin, Les Menuires and La Masse.

I spent most of the day around La Tania and Courchevelle 1550 skiing the green and blue runs. I have never skied on ski runs (piste) that are longer than a few minutes. These runs lasted 10-15 minutes and I would have to take a break every 5 minutes to catch my breathe and loosen my legs as they were sore and strained due to the pressures of turning constantly.

The scenery in the 3 Valleys are stunning and it was difficult to stop the temptation of taking photos every 5 minutes. Around every turn or down a new piste is a photo oppurtunity.

By the end of the day I was quite sore and I’m sure most people will feel the same after the first day of a skiing trip. Stretching and warming down defitenely helps ease the pain. Also a nice pizza and beer tops off the first day of skiing.