Riant Val Chalet Apartments – Serre Chevalier

Morgan has taken a good rest at W Hotel. Thanks W Retreat & Spa Bali for the great hospitality! #w2w

The Sierra Nevada was once the source of the city’s ice, provided by a hardy team of men The snow that falls on the Sierra Nevada each year is vital for the economy of Granada, bringing skiers in their thousands and providing a substantial winter income for hotels, restaurants and shops as well as the ski station itself. If not enough snow falls, machines that can manufacture artificial snow are brought in to ensure business as usual. When it melts, snow feeds the rivers and fills the irrigation channels built by the Moors to water the land. But for centuries, snow from the mountains played another essential role: keeping the city cool in summer. Before the days of refrigeration, teams of men would set out to climb the peaks of the Sierra Nevada to provide the city with ice. Being mostly illiterate, these men left no account of their expeditions. It was the botanists and later travellers in the 19th century who documented their encounters with the "snowmen". They described how the men…

Noch ein Blick auf die Ziellinie der Ski-Station #TdF #catcontent

Meribel, French Alps ski resort

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RT True SKILL is achieving balance in unstable conditions ~ Simon Ammann,
Olympic ski-jumping champion 4x over

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Today grosse étape sur la Haute Route : au menu Madeleine, Télégraphe et Galibier. Ce soir Serre-Che!