Bye bye Brévent

Our local ski area Brévent closes this weekend. Despite having better coverage than it has had some years in the depths of winter.
We have been up there a few times recently and it has been very quiet. Great for us, but I guess it just isn't worth it financially for them to keep it running.
Last year at this time we skiied down a stream with a little bit of slush at the bottom of it in the middle of an alpine meadow. We then abandoned skiing as a bad job and did something else instead... these horses are really lovely and very strong and sure footed, we will look at this breed (Comtois) when we buy our own...

Bit different this year...

April freshies in Brévent

Doug saying goodbye to Brévent

It is quite emotional saying goodbye as we have been skiing there for many years and feel much more affection for it than the other Chamonix ski areas, it is small but perfectly formed and with a lot of hidden stashes.