Running TR, La Thuile, 18-25 Feb.

Great first day on the pistes. Easy morning on blues in bowl above cable car. More interesting afternoon on reds 9 and 10, black 9a and reds off Argillien lift. Great hot choc at Le Foyer above blue bowl. Canteen at TH2200 ok, but slow...Avoid La Combe and Chaz Dura lifts if you can because they're very slow. Glorious sun all day. Probably off to Belvedere sector tomorrow. And coffee is 1 euro a go pretty much everywhere. Can't be bad

Great days weather wise yesterday and today. Yesterday pottered about in la thuile. Backside if la thuile was windswept due to wind direction. Black 5 nice run so long as you are careful where it joins with red 6. Reminded myself why I hate red 6. Went over to La Ros this morning. Pistes noticeably busier, but we did spend a lot of time on the eucherts area which was ski school central. Spent afternoon on backside of la thuile in San bernado lift area. V quiet and skied red and black over and over. Came back down red 7 which was absolutely fine. More importantly, junior dobby loved it this afternoon.

Keep the reports coming Dobby. I've just booked La Thuile in a few weeks so very interested to hear your thoughts.

Mixed bag weather wise today. Started bright and then cloudy with snow flurries. Morning spent in piccolo san bernard area. Some great runs but avoid blue 25 which links piccolo San bernard lift with fourgaz lift - flatter than a flat thing. Then red 7 back to resort. Mrs D and D junior called it a day while other daughter dragged me down a whole heap of blacks (2 a few times, 3 and 5). Called it a day at about 1530. Snow in good nick but obviously blacks getting icy and chopped up by the afternoon. Cold though - no wonder this place is called Little Siberia.