Arp Vieille, 2963m April, 2 2011 (Alpes)

First day of skiing with Pablo and Alberto. To warm up I chose an easy classic of Aosta Valley. We were on the verge of going to Gran Paradiso but the dates did not combine very well.

The trail is the typical trip of one day. We left the car in Bonne at 1800m aprox. The day was sunny and absolutely hot.

Thanks to the blue sky we could enjoy the typical view of Alps with pine forest and snowed mountains.



From 2100 the woods dissapear.




We suffered a lot to complete the 1100m of vertical ascent due to the heat..

The last meters must be done without skis.

On the top we could put off our t-shirts and remain there enjoying the views of the 4000´s. Over there we´d be a few days later.

The descent was almost a pain with the softest snow we have ever seen. Only just in the first slope was something close to enjoyable.

Anyway, the day turned out a perfect begining to get used to the heat of the all following days.