Today the weather wasn't great for me. Visibilty looked bad so I decided not to go skiing. Instead, I went to visit the Alpine Museum in Chamonix town. The museum is in a beautiful palace like building. It displays the... Continue Reading →
I love to travel and draw. Today's sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal: My Oakley goggles and wooly headband. Essential ski accessories for a gloomy day in the mountains. Even if the weather's bad, it just means... Continue Reading →
La mer de glace (sea of ice) is France's largest glacier measuring 7km in length and 200m in depth. Our journey starts in Chamonix town where we took a 20 mins train ride up to Montenvers Alt 1913m. Then it's... Continue Reading →
Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is a bunch of pink flamingos with the quote 'without obsession life is mundane' I found this pattern on my retro sunglasses strap. It's so kitsch I love Pink Flamingos. Have... Continue Reading →
Today we headed up Flegere which was a huge mistake. The queue at the base was an hour for the gondola. By the time we reached the piste, the slopes were already slushy as it was a sunny morning. We... Continue Reading →
Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is a drawing of legoman and legowoman I spotted in Chamonix town window display for headsets. They were too cute to resist! EVERTHING IS AWESOME 😉
It was a beautiful sunny day today. We went up the aiguille du midi, the highest point in Chamonix with a spectacular view of Mont Blanc We went to the top of les grands montets. This is glacier skiing with... Continue Reading →
Sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is an antique box coffee mill grinder I spotted at the restaurant I went to last night. I didnt know what it was at first. Its made of wood and iron.
The weather hasnt been great. Really cloudy, a bit windy and poor visiblity but fantastic skiing. Long varied runs. A mix of groomed and ungroomed runs. Totally empty in the morning with fresh snow. It became more crowded after lunch... Continue Reading →
