I’m not sure if people are actually interested in reading about what I have been skiing. Perhaps not, but it makes for a nice record for me.

Last season was probably the least productive ski touring season I have had since moving to the Switzerland. A lot of this was due to the conditions- lack of snow and a stupidly hot Christmas period. This meant that finding snow close to Geneva involved at least a two hour drive to fit anything skiable. I wasn’t massively motivated to do this every weekend and overall my motivation just to tour was not really there.

I raced plenty on the skis, which was the first time I had committed so much to skimp racing. In total I had six full days in races, two of which (la Belle Étoile) were some of my hardest days on skis. In hindsight, I wondered if this detracted from just going out and enjoying days on the hills.

This year the motivation is back and I just plan to get out whenever I can. Short days, long days, easy days or tough days I’m not really bothered. The key is just to get out, as it is never regretted afterwards. I’ve also found a renewed fascination in the mapping part of the day out, pouring over a topo map and looking at all the names of the mountains that are possible and looking at what might be nice to ski down.

So this little repertoire is here to doucement all the days I do on skis. It might be useful for others as a little English resource for others skiing in the Alps and Pyrenees.