This weekend we went back to the Jura for a few days of cross-country. It’s finally starting to warm up, so there probably aren’t a lot of weekends left for skiing at lower elevations.
The weather was absolutely beautiful, with blue skies to complement the 50F temps. It really felt like Spring -- a welcome change from February's Vague de Froid.
Given the nice weather we decided to follow one of the longer pistes – the 15km “Les Pres d’Haut”. This is the same one that we took a couple of weeks back that passes by the farm with the sled dogs.
The last couple of kilometers take you through a wide open valley that is very nice. This is the same area where the sled dogs do their training runs, so you have to watch out for sporadic “landmines”.
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On Sunday we skied in Le Risoux. The piste began with about 20 minutes of incline, so it was extremely tiring from the outset. After the initial climb, however, the balance of the route was fairly relaxing and took us through the forest.
Despite the nice weather, there weren’t a lot of people out. For the majority of the route, we didn’t see anyone. Just trees, peace and quiet, which was very nice.
Here’s a picture of Emilie, taken during a brief respite.
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