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First evening in the snow.
Denise & Millie
Poppy, still outside
(Big) Joe inside the Chalet
First day out- Joe waits for everyone else to “hurry the f**k up”
Pops & I
Poppy of the Arctic- Ready for snow
First day chair-lift
Joe in his moped helmet
(Little) Joe and Deird out on the sledge
Poppy, seconds from licking snow
The start of the snowman!
Big Joe and Little Joe, in the Chalet
Denise & Mark
Poppy goes sledging
Denise, trying to remember how skis work
Poppy on baby-skis
Deird keeps Poppy’s skis together- stops the split
Bend zee knees!
Still getting the hang of skiing
Millie comes to check out the skiing thang.
Mark, actually standing up on a snowboard
Denise, on Skis
Looks like a natural
Poppy & Joe on the Sledge
Group photo
Dude!
powder day powder day powder day powder day!!!!!!!
One night’s fresh show! Gogogogogogo!
Happy Mark
In the Chalet
Poppy, just up
What a smiler!
Mark’s snow-angel
We’re off to ski- Pops says goodbye
Wow.
Powder day powder day powder day…..
The next day is even better- more fresh snow at night, and sun in the day-time!!
Mark. A rare photo where he isn’t saying “Dude!”
Great view
Pops, in the chalet, looking cute.
Millie and Poppy help build the snowman
Mark and I start to build the snowman
Look at this fine snowman!
Pops skiing again, sorta.
soooo tired….
What a pair
Goooooo Poppy!
Denise forgot her skis and poles. D’oh.
Fresh snow on the snowman
Great view
Huge beanbag in the chalet
I don’t know who the people are- I was on top of the hill, waiting for Joe.
Monster burgers in Motaret
If you were expecting a post-card, this is it.
Can you spot Joe’s hands-free phone?
Millie, Lynne and Andy
Not karaoke with a fork, I promise.
Off out again.
Clearing the snow off before going home.
Final shot of the snowman, now 1/2 buried, and with a pointy head
One Reply to “Ski Meribel January 2009”
Great Photos Nick. Actually these pictures come up much larger than they used to so worth all the hassle changing over! Cant believe how big (little) Joe is getting. And we haven’t even met him yet. Skype soon?
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Great Photos Nick. Actually these pictures come up much larger than they used to so worth all the hassle changing over! Cant believe how big (little) Joe is getting. And we haven’t even met him yet. Skype soon?