Here is at least one mischief that the Covid-19 does not have the power to commit: that of preventing snow from falling on the summits.
She will be there soon.
But will we be?
There is, for the moment, no visibility on the Christmas holidays, even if the tourism professionals want to believe it.
The resorts have increased their precautions to ensure the safety of skiers and at least save the rest of the winter.
The mask will be required in the ski lift queues, but not on the slopes!
After all, who cares?
Let's claim the right to imagine ourselves up there, free to slip away so fast that the skis only touch the powder, to feel the pure air slam on the cheeks, to stop on the edge of the track to get up head towards the sun.
And stay there, stretched out facing the unaltered rays ...
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Winter show par excellence, the resort emerging from a sea of clouds like "an island in the sun".
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No skiers in sight, but the resort is preparing to put on its winter coat.
The 250 kilometers of tracks will soon be ready to welcome visitors.
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All under the watchful eye of Pic Blanc, culminating at 3330 meters and offering a panorama of an ocean of peaks.
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Tired of bowls in the snow, queues at the lifts, pain in the legs?
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The meteoric rise of ski touring
The ski mountaineer Kilian Jornet discovered the practice at the age of 5.
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Slowness, effort and communion with nature.
The promises of ski touring make him the announced star of this season.
How to get started?
Which are the errors to avoid ?
Where to find the best spots?
The answers of the Spanish Kilian Jornet, champion of the discipline.
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