Today was a beautiful day in Le Corbier with blue skies and plenty of good quality snow. James did his usual efficient job of organising breakfast and soon we were heading up the mountain for our first ski day. The great news is that I can still ski! I had been nervous about this for good reason - my right knee in particular is very dodgy and I am not at all fit. However with my knee support strapped on securely my old leg didn't let me down and soon I was flying down blue runs with ease. I had requested blue runs only today so that I could build up my confidence. However the Anderson family navigation is never reliable when skiing and despite much poring over piste maps we were soon going down plenty of rugged reds as well! Actually I managed them fine so it still boosted my confidence. David was very nice about my skiing and said "I've never been so proud of you!" James and the boys were also delighted to be back on the snow, and we had a lovely day. We had lunch at a mountain restaurant above La Toussuire in the sunshine and as we all sat chatting and eating happily Ally exclaimed, "I love this! I'd forgotten how fun it is!"
After lunch we decided to head back to Le Corbier area so that we would be near the apartment in case anyone wanted to finish a bit early (me!) Needless to say we took a wrong turning and skied for miles around La Toussuire before finally finding the lift back to our own valley! When we got back to the apartment we went for a swim in the pool, which I especially loved because I love swimming outdoors. It was so strange to be swimming surrounded by snow, as people were sledging past!
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