You guessed it - another epic day, glacier "mint" :-)

I was carrying Nic'c camera on a backpack today, so, as Jim puts it, I was "boarding with my girlfriend" - a characteristic stance where the trailing arm gets thrown out liker a figure skater for extra balance. Still had a great day, with a lot of great pistes to be had.

Today's stats courtesy of Ski Tracks app (59p - a steal, as mentioned earlier!)

Max speed: 39.7mph - a record for me, and with the pack on!
Ski distance: 14.1 miles, 13.6 on lifts, total 27.8 - about 0.3 miles less than yesterday, but we took a longer lunch down at the bottom of the Fornet bubble, where a restaurant will serve you pasta with no topping for €7 - a vast amount of it, with cheese. Useful tip.
Ski vertical - 13206ft
Max altitude 10501ft(!) - that glacier is high high high, over 3000m!
Duration - 05:44:50

We started out from Val D'isere centre, taking the bus in (which got very busy!) - late start, today was lie-in day as it's the chalet host day off. 10:51am through to pretty much 5pm.

The run took in the solaise lift, glacier express, lessieres express, then up the glacier proper. Nic, Jim and I were together for the morning, with Nick Pym joining us for the afternoon.

We spent some time up the glacier, enjoying the great conditions, with pretty much no wind - the board in the bubble said 40kph but it was still as anything up there. Right up at the top of the Montets T-bar lift people were sunbathing - it's really warm out there now.

Plenty of blues and reds today, at one point Jim fell asleep in the Vallon D'iseran bubble after lunch!

Max speed was definitely achieved on a small drag run blue where lots of speed needs to be carried through . The board is feeling fantastic - at the end of the day, we looped back up the glacier express to do a sweeping blue - plan millet - which we hadn't done before. The pistes were a little cut up but the concentration is addictive when you're picking your line. One solitary wobble from a piste lump near the bottom of Datcha but otherwise a rock solid day.

Now feeling a slight buzz but ready for the night in Val D'isere at La Perdu Blanche, which was recommended. We always used to go to La Casserole, but last time we went they'd taken down all the character and put in too many tables. I scent new management, which is a pity. It'll be grand to try a change!

I'll make sure there are some pictures to post tomorrow, I think.