Chamonix skiing -- Day 3: Brevent and Flegere

Today we woke up to...RAIN! That's one of the problems with staying at a lower elevation. It had snowed up on the mountain -- or so we heard, because we were socked-in; we couldn't see a thing. As such, after Olivia and Avery were off to ski school, and the rest of us were not in such a hurry to hit the slopes.

After a relaxing morning, we started skiing from the same spot as the first day: Brevent. From there we took a tram over to the Flegere side of the mountain...in case a few more trees over there might improve the visibility. Nope. Once again, we might as well have been skiing in the dark. We were in a cloud of flat light. We decided to go in for a lunch break and hope that in the meantime, the sun would break through. Well, our wish came true...almost. After lunch we took a gorgeous run down the back side of Cornu in the sunshine. Then the clouds rolled in again. Josh was not feeling it today -- his knee was bothering him and he wisely decided to head down and give it a rest. Charlotte and I skied a few more runs together before we too decided to call it a day. Again, the sun came out and the vistas afforded from the top of the tram were breath-taking.

Today, Avery was dropped off at the hotel without his skis again; but this time, they forgot the helmet and goggles too. Later they would tell us that they keep the kids' equipment intentionally to make it easier for the next day. In reality, it's hard to get a straight story out of anyone over there at ESF.

It's been so wonderful and easy to stay in the hotel in the evenings and enjoy a good meal in their restaurant, that we decided to extend our half-board option. Avery and the girls can play on the computer in the bar, or with some of the other kids in the lobby/bar thereby minimizing the amount of time spent sitting at the table and waiting for food. In an ideal world, we'd really like to be able to sit around the table as a family for an extended period of time and discuss the events of the day. And, with Olivia and Charlotte we could. But, Avery is just not there yet. Someday.