Leigh checking out the map

Ski Trip - Portes Du Soleil

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February 22nd 2009
With the ski season right in the thick of things, we were finally heading off to try our hand at skiing. Eight of us had committed to a week of skiing and snowboarding in the French and Swiss Alps. For most of us this was our first attempts at the sport - given all of us were Aussies or Kiwi's I guess that's not too much of a stretch. We flew into Geneva, Switzerland and picked up our cars and h ... read more

Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Châtel

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