schustka: Holidays In Risoul 1850

I have got some photos for you because I want to show you how fantastic holidays I had this January. You know, I was on mountains in winter so far away from home for the first time in my life so I was enjoying every second like a small child.

Parking for helicoptera (Mecoptera) here!

I was in Risoul in French Alps with my roommate and other people I have not seen before. We lived in a small French apartment (3 girls + 3 boys). At the beggining I was absolute skiing beginner but after everyday 6 hours on skies I finished the holidays as a skier with his own style...

We had a big luck that it was snowing three days before our arrival so that we had a fresh snow and nice slopes without stones or grass nearly whole week. The sun was shinnig all the time exept for one day when it was a bit foggy.

So let me introduce Risoul, a small tourist village in southern France near Italian and Swiss borders

This "white street" is the beginning of your everyday ski-journey if you ski in Risoul. Here start chair-lifts on hills. An eight-seats-chair-lift was our favorit to get on a hill we used to visit every day as the first one:

A friend of mine is awaiting you there with open arms ;-)

... But be careful when you want to visit the highest hill in Foret Blanche (=Risoul+Vars) - Pic De Chabrieres (2750 m), because there is a monster with a red eye awaiting you with open mouth!:

The green circle is a window of our apartment...

... and this is a night view from the window -
full moon made me crazy crazy that night.

This (a bit artistic photo of a) slope on the left with the "moleholes" was my second ride in Alps. My friend just ordered to go this way so I followed her. Unfortunately she didnt know it is so dificult and I rolled the hill down and everybody was really amused. Hehehe