Day 55

Unfortunately for me my wish didn’t come true – the weather this morning was beautiful once again.  The wrist still wasn’t feeling too crash hot so I stuck to my original plan of resting for the morning.  It was hard to stay behind because my energy was back after a good nights sleep but I didn’t want to run the risk of doing more damage to myself. 

Instead of going out riding I spent the morning exploring the village of Val Claret.  People say Tignes doesn’t have the same charm as older resorts like Val d’Isere, but I think they’re just being picky.  Sure, some of the buildings are a little plain and lack the traditional feel of a ski village but it still seemed perfectly nice to me.

Met up with Matt and Lise at lunch and heard all about how good their morning’s riding had been.  The afternoon’s lesson was great – I had my energy, confidence and enthusiasm back.  Had an awesome time on the slightly wet, soft snow.  We spent most of the lesson over in Val d’Isere, had a few runs in the park and generally just mucked about.

It’s amazing what a difference a day can make to your mood.  On Wednesday I had no energy and was wondering how I was going to make it through the rest of the trip.  Today I felt great and can’t believe we only have one full day of riding left…

The weather tomorrow is still predicted – light snow and stronger winds than we’ve had so far.  The plan is to spend the whole day skiing in Val d’Isere, eating lunch at the UCPA over there.  Bring it on.