Morzine 2009

The first holiday that I have taken in two years, so I took a very long one! My four weeks in Morzine were spent skiing, working in some of the evenings. Four friends visited me during my stay. This meta-post is the holiday diary!

• 3/Jan Departure
• 3/Jan Eurostar
• 3/Jan Paris
• 3/Jan photo of letter
• 3/Jan TGV
• 3/Jan photo of TGV
• 4/Jan 00:30 Marek, Lipi and guest arrive at La Troïka
• 4/Jan Morzine Sunrise viewed from La Troïka
• 4/Jan Je cherche un monoski…
• 5/Jan View from Piste B, Pleney
• 6/Jan Oeufs et Légionnaires
• 7/Jan Panorama at Le Vaffieu/Crocus/Belvédère
• 7/Jan Piste B, Pleney, in the fog
• 8/Jan Panorama at Les Granges
• 8/Jan View of Morzine from Le Lièvre
• 8/Jan Je commande un monoski…
• 8/Jan Morzine at Night viewed from La Troïka
• 9/Jan Marek Isalski versus Snowboarders
• 9/Jan J’ai commandé le monoski
• 11/Jan Panorama in Avoriaz
• 11/Jan Panorama from Mossettes
• 11/Jan High Quality Panorama from Mossettes
• 11/Jan Marek at Mossettes
• 12/Jan 05:00 Lipi returns home
• 13/Jan Names in the Snow near Les Gets
• 13/Jan Pizza Aconits
• 13/Jan Uncharted Territory
• 13/Jan Le monoski est arrivé!
• 13/Jan Duret Free 180
• 14/Jan Hilarity
• 14/Jan Bruised Hips Begin Here
• 14/Jan Monoski on Lift
• 14/Jan Monoski on Piste
• 14/Jan Can I Play With Madness?
• 15/Jan Yakety Sax on Skis
• 15/Jan Monoski: Day Two
• 16/Jan Monoski Day Three: Muscle Fatigue
• 17/Jan 05:00 Lipi’s guest returns home
• 17/Jan 16:00 My parents move into La Troïka
• 17/Jan Taille de Mas de Nant Crue
• 17/Jan Ostrich Piquard
• 18/Jan The snow starts to fall in Les Gets
• 18/Jan Heavier snowfall in Les Gets
• 19/Jan 06:00 My parents move out of La Troïka
• 19/Jan Martin’s Flight to Geneva, Sunrise
• 19/Jan Clouds Viewed from Martin’s Flight to Geneva
• 19/Jan Ch’ti Bière
• 19/Jan Bottle of Ch’ti Bière
• 19/Jan 10:45 Martin arrives in Morzine
• 19/Jan Martin Brings the Mancunian Rain to Morzine
• 20/Jan Sunrise in Snow
• 20/Jan HDR Sunrise in Snow
• 20/Jan Monoski: Day Five
• 21/Jan View in Avoriaz
• 21/Jan Tree in Avoriaz
• 22/Jan View from the top of Grand Conche into Switzerland
• 22/Jan Traversing Grand Conche
• 22/Jan Martin above Les Crosets and Champery
• 22/Jan Don’t Look Down!
• 22/Jan Champery
• 22/Jan Planachaux
• 22/Jan Martin’s Holiday in Morzine
• 23/Jan Lifts in Morzine/Les Gets closed? All of Avoriaz closed!?
• 23/Jan Café Liègeois
• 24/Jan Pied de la Plagne, Morzine, after heavy snowfall
• 24/Jan Snowplough, Taille de Mas de Nant Crue
• 25/Jan 11:30 Martin returns home
• 26/Jan 13:00 Sjek arrives
• 26/Jan Sjek Arrives, Ostrich Departs
• 27/Jan Sjek Skis
• 28/Jan Muscle Fatigue
• 28/Jan Prelude to Snow Kiting
• 28/Jan Snow Kiting
• 28/Jan Button Lifts
• 28/Jan Geekness at La Troïka
• 28/Jan Cavern Bar
• 29/Jan Enchanté
• 29/Jan Last Day on the Slopes
• 29/Jan More Geekness at La Troïka
• 29/Jan Internet Setup at La Troïka
• 29/Jan Wi-Fi Aerial at La Troïka
• 29/Jan Le Tyrolien
• 30/Jan 06:30 Sjek departs
• 30/Jan Early Start
• 30/Jan Ski Service
• 30/Jan Laverie
• 30/Jan Chores
• 30/Jan Bed
• 30/Jan Instructions for the Fon WiFi Access Point at La Troïka
• 30/Jan Connectivity Corner
• 31/Jan Whoops!
• 31/Jan 05:10 Marek departs
• 31/Jan Departure
• 31/Jan Bellegarde Café
• 31/Jan Bellegarde Panorama
• 31/Jan TGV at Bellegarde
• 31/Jan TGV 6564 to Paris Gare de Lyon
• 31/Jan Eurostar Departures, Paris Gare du Nord
• 31/Jan Socialism, Capitalism, Engineering, Technology
• 31/Jan 18:10 Marek arrives back in Manchester