Spring Skiing

Just got back from a week in Bourg St. Maurice, France. Here's a quick run down..

40.00 = return plane ticket from Dublin to Grenoble
19.00 = train ticket from Grenoble to Bourg
41.50 = 1 day lift pass at Les Arcs
24.00 = 1 day ski and boot rentals
1.50 = Cdn dollars to equal 1 euro
3456 = height in metres of highest skiable point at Tignes
-2 = avg temp in Celsius during the day on the mountain
+8 = avg temp in Celsius during the day in the valley
6 = number of days of sunshine
4 = number of days skied

Priceless experiences:

• Skiing on powder that felt as soft as clouds
• Actually skiing in the clouds (for 1 day)
  
• Cloudless skies (for the other 6 days)
• Sunburnt nose and goggle tan
• Carving on the edges of my skis for kilometres on end
• Only thing better than slipping out of ski boots is putting on Crocs afterwards
  
• Jelly legs at the end of the day
• Amazingly deep sleeps at night
• Chocolate muesli for breakfast
  
• Learning the French (greeting) kiss
• Snowball fights with the Kay gang
• Having such a relaxing time that I actually began looking forward to learning medicine again
• Meeting fellow Christians and missionaries in Bourg
• Discovering possibly the darkest place - spiritually - that I've ever been to. Only a handful of Christians in this valley of several thousand; up against stiff opposition
  
• Hearing about the need for more Christian workers in this town.. anyone interested in skiing and ministering for a year?? (seriously, let me know)

More pictures HERE.