It’s Christmas Eve and where else to ski but on the piste called Pere Noel, or Father Christmas? As usual, very few people about despite the fabulous conditions. It’s not that cold but the snow is superb. The forecast for Christmas Day is not good, however, grey skies and low cloud. Megeve, in the backgound, continues to grow to fill the available space.

The piste basher sits at the top of Mont Joly waiting for the pistes to close so it can lumber off and make them all flat again.