Geoff writes: after I opened the hundred or so Valentine’s Day cards I received from all my ex’s (and zip from Judith), we set off on our skiing trip – four days away using up some of the free passes for other resorts which we get with our season ticket. Being the first day of our holiday, it was, of course, raining at home. Normally, we never go skiing on a bad forecast, but we’ve got hotels booked, and it was easier to go than to cancel them, and the forecast wasn’t too bad for later on in the week.

When we arrived at La Molina it was snowing lightly, but visibility wasn’t too bad. I was trying out my newly serviced skis. Whenever they are serviced, they end up worse, and I spend ages taking them back to be redone, and it seemed like that was the case this time too. They just wouldn’t turn as well as before. Judith had a go, didn’t like them at first, but then decided they were ok – as, eventually, did I. It was probably just a combination of skiing in fresh, ungroomed snow, and not being used to them. But it got better, and we were skiing in powder at the end, on the edges of the pistes. But I think maybe I need some new ones soon.

For a while, the snow stopped, but then towards the end of the day, the cloud came in, so we finally stopped skiing, just before the ski lifts closed. In the end, a good day.

At the hotel, we had (and have) loads of work to do in terms of follow up from the conference. Followed by one of the best, and cheapest, menus we have had for a while. Four courses, plus wine, for 11 euros. Incredible value (especially since the restaurant usually only offered it at lunch time, but gave it us because we were about to go elsewhere).

See photos of today.

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