After more than a week of grey skies, rain, wind, and sticky conditions, the sun broke through and today brightened across the valley. Up on the Brevent, slushy snow has heralded in spring skiing, but … this has pretty much been the conditions all season. And it was HOT out there; I had to 86 the wool hat, and with just the goggles, I now look like some woodsy racoon.

The Ryan Bros. are in town for a few days, and Brevent knackered them into much by 2.30. That’s good skiing! With the rain storm and high winds closing off skiing yesterday, we visited Annecy, where the first glimmers of todays sunshine broke across that beautiful lake. Mussels and fries with a good pino noir, shopping at a skate-board-fucker shop, and walking along the clear waters was as good a substitute to no skiing as one could get from living in the French Alps.

Tomorrow we’re hoping for the same sunshine. Grand Montets awaits.