- Pic de Clouzis (3465 m)
Pic de Clouzis in the clouds. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1600. As huge as it is, it still somehow fits. - View from Lac de Pré Rouge
From right to left: Petit Pelvoux (3753 m) and Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux (3943 m), a tiny little bit of Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Pic Sans Nom (3913 m), L'Ailefroide (3953 m) and Pointe Guyard (3461 m). What a lovely bunch! - Mont Pelvoux (3943 m)
Pointe Puiseux (3943) and the Petit Pelvoux (3753). - La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier. - Col de Montgenèvre
Saint Monginevro in Claviere. All the parkings and benches were full in Montgenevre, so we stopped just across the border in Claviere. - Col de Montgenèvre
A historically super-important pass, known already to Romans (including Julius Caesar). But, as you can guess, also a possible route for Hannibal. "Does not lie in sleep." - Pic de Peyre Eyraute
Winter holidays in Puy Saint Vincent. This is the view of Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m) from Residence la Dame Blanche. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute
View of Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m) from Puy Saint Vincent 1800. - La Cucumelle
View of La Cucumelle (2698 m) from our apartment before sunrise - La Cucumelle
View of La Cucumelle (2698 m) from our apartment at sunrise - View from Pousterle towards SW
Close to Refuge de la Pousterle, view towards Tête de la Canonnière (3205 m), Tête de Soulaure - Pic Félix Neff (3232 m) and Pointes de Rougnoux (3160 m). - Puy Saint Vincent 1800
Station 1800 with Mont Pelvoux (3743 m) and Pic de Clouzis (3453 m) - Col de la Pousterle
View from Col de la Pousterle over Vallouise towards Pic de Clouzis (3453 m). A lovely walk or an intense cross-country track. - Mont Pelvoux
View from Col de la Pousterle: Pic Sans Nom (3913) on the left, Mont Pelvoux (3943 m) with the glacier, and Petit Pelvoux (3739 m) in the front - Col de la Pousterle
A wonderful harmony of hiking, snowshoe walking, cross-country skiing and ski touring. They live happily ever after :-) - Still life
From Tournoux towards Lac des Hermes. These are some steep cross-country slopes! - Wonderful sunset
- Piste Bashers on La Cucumelle
Plenty of piste bashers starting their night shift on La Cucumelle (2689 m) - Before sunrise
Yes, this was the view from our apartment before sunrise. La Cucumelle (2689 m). - View towards SE
View from the artificial lake (left to right): Tête du Puy (2528 m), Crête de l'Aste (2620 m), way back Le Peouvou (3222 m), Crête des Pareis (2622 m), way back Pics de la Font Sancte (3371 m), Aiguille de Chambeyron (3396 m) and Brec de Chambeyron (3376 m), Pointe Jean Rostand (3220 m) ... Very little snow indeed. I should acknowledge the source: PeakVisor.com - Tender clouds
Fairy clouds above La Blanche (2954 m) and La Rouya (2751 m) - Tender clouds
More playful clouds over La Blanche (2954 m) and La Rouya (2751 m) - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Dark clouds gathering over Massif de Montbrison, including Pic de Montbrisson (2818 m). - Mushing
These super-adorable dogs waiting for the start. - Mushing
My kids are in there, in the sleigh. And they are enjoying it. A lot! - Red!
Rowan and larches in the background. - Snow!
A lot of fresh powdery snow! So beautiful... - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
Freshly fallen snow and clouds on Tête d’Amont. - Tournoux
What an idyllic place, so far from everything. - Tête d’Amont (2814 m)
What a lovely day for a walk. - Col de la Pousterle
Next to the hiking path is the cross-country skiing trail. - Belvédère du Fournel
More snow than last year, but still not a lot. - Gyr
From Vallouise to Pelvoux - Gyr
View from Gyr valley (Pelvoux) towards Puy Saint Vincent. - Pid ce Bonvoisin (3480 m)
Pic de Malamort (3335 m) on the left, Pic Jocelme (3458 m) on the right, and L'Onde river in the front. - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1800. This is where we stayed. - Puy Saint Vincent
View towards Station 1600. And towards Mont Pelvoux (3943 m), Pic de Clouzis (3465 m), and Cime de la Condamine (2940 m). - Above Tournoux
- Lac de Pré Rouge
A lovely walk up the lake. And lovely benches to take a break :-) - Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
- Puy Saint Vincent
The view from our apartment. Just before driving back home.