Ascent: 775m
Weather: blue skies, warm in the sun, cool in the wind
Day began cold, but once we were out of the trees and into the sunshine it was quite warm, especially going uphill. There were a few patches of bare ground (larch needles) but there was a lot of snow. As the day went on it got a bit slushy due to the sunshine. We went from Montbardon up near to l'Esquillere (1892m) and up to the Chalets de Fontantie on the plateau (2247m). The chalets are small shepherd huts dating from 1810 but obviously recently renovated, looking very comfy and cosy with their solar panels.
We did avalanche survival and search training, burying transmitters and taking turns to search and dig in the snow. Saw a few little birds in the trees and some tracks of deer and some either dogs or fox type creatures. Plus a flock of alpine pigeons, none of your common dirty pigeons here.
Dinner was tomato soup, potato bake with bacon and cheese and apple tart. And red wine.
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