Last weekend we travelled to Chamrousse, France, a small town in south-eastern France, near Grenoble with 78 other HEC business school students. After arriving in Grenoble, an hour-long bus ride brought us to our resort, and upon arriving in our 6-person room, we discovered that this was our view:
It was incredible to see the low-hanging clouds and the mountain peaks all at once. We spent the weekend skiing and admiring the incredible views.
Neither of us are extremely experienced skiiers, but we challenged ourselves to ski down the mountain, from top to bottom, and this is proof that we did in fact make it to the top!
Our next challenge was to dominate a red trail (which is the equivalent of a black diamond in the USA), and once we made it down the steepest part, I had to stop to take a photo for proof. You may think it strange to stop in the middle of a trail for picture-taking. But don't worry, apparently in France, stopping in the middle of a ski trail is very common. On every trip down the slope, we'd almost run into whole families sitting in the middle of the hill, or people stopping to smoke or have a sandwich. We're not experienced enough to know whether this is also popular in other ski destinations, but we are smart enough to know it's not a good idea! But even so, you know the rule: When in France....
...so I stopped in the middle of the trail to take a photo.
One of the best parts of the weekend was spending time with our HEC friends. Staying in rooms of 6 meant early morning breakfasts together, and late night ramen and kimchee parties. In this picture, you may notice that the door to our porch is wide open. That's because it was near 60 degrees all weekend! This made for lots of sunshine, naps out on the porch, and a few swims in the outdoor pool, but also slushy slopes!
Last weekend we travelled to Chamrousse, France, a small town in south-eastern France, near Grenoble with 78 other HEC business school students. After arriving in Grenoble, an hour-long bus ride brought us to our resort, and upon arriving in our 6-person room, we discovered that this was our view: 
It was incredible to see the low-hanging clouds and the mountain peaks all at once. We spent the weekend skiing and admiring the incredible views.
Neither of us are extremely experienced skiiers, but we challenged ourselves to ski down the mountain, from top to bottom, and this is proof that we did in fact make it to the top!
Our next challenge was to dominate a red trail (which is the equivalent of a black diamond in the USA), and once we made it down the steepest part, I had to stop to take a photo for proof. You may think it strange to stop in the middle of a trail for picture-taking. But don't worry, apparently in France, stopping in the middle of a ski trail is very common. On every trip down the slope, we'd almost run into whole families sitting in the middle of the hill, or people stopping to smoke or have a sandwich. We're not experienced enough to know whether this is also popular in other ski destinations, but we are smart enough to know it's not a good idea! But even so, you know the rule: When in France....
...so I stopped in the middle of the trail to take a photo.
One of the best parts of the weekend was spending time with our HEC friends. Staying in rooms of 6 meant early morning breakfasts together, and late night ramen and kimchee parties. In this picture, you may notice that the door to our porch is wide open. That's because it was near 60 degrees all weekend! This made for lots of sunshine, naps out on the porch, and a few swims in the outdoor pool, but also slushy slopes!
You look so beautiful in these photos! I've only been skiing once in year 10 with the school and I loved it even though I was awful. Hopefully I'll go again some time!
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