Our first summit, Point d'Andey from Brison. A popular beginners route barely an hour drive made this an ideal location to test ourselves within the timing of school drop-offs and pick-ups. Despite our gps, we made a few wrong turns getting started, but soon found the correct route, and the tracks of other skiers before us. A thick fog settled in the valley- so we couldn't see our destination above. We didn't climb long, though, before breaking through into a warm sunshine, and started shedding our layers.
We worked our way upwards until we saw the summit, and stopped to enjoy the panorama and sit in the snow.
Finally, the ride down, surfing over buttery powder before re-entering the fog. I don't think I've ever felt anything quite like it, even on the best ski days. Today we got our first real taste of this sport...a snowy, sunny appetizer making us want more and more mountain adventures.
