Panchotexane, the bluebonnet of the Alps

This past saturday, Arno, my friend Ingrid and I had an excellent time in the Chartreuse. It was Ingrid’s first time for ski touring and even with some difficulties she really loved it.

The weather was suprising and all in contradiction, cloudy, a little bite of snow and somehow we managed to get a little bite of sun once in a while during the day.

We actually went for a long distance tour but not very high (approximatly700m). We first went up to the “Pinéa” (1771m), then down half way and up again to the “Mont Fromage”.

The thing we appreciated the most was the snow, it was just the best snow I ever had during a ski tour. Going down hill, it felt like we were flying on top of the snow, it was so light.

Just perfect!!

Last week, with my friends Aude and Jerome, we went to a park of the region called La Chartreuse. A very famous mountain hike in Chartreuse is Chamechaude (2082m).

We were supposed to have a great and warm sun but instead it rained and a cold wind were freezing us.

To warm up, on the way down, we had a little coffee.

Despite the weather, we were happy cause the view was excellent and you always get satisfaction to achieve your goal.