Le Corbier, Les Sybelles, and the heroine of the day
Wednesday – halfway to our skiing holiday, Dutchman and I were enjoying an afternoon of skiing and snowboarding in nearby Le Corbier. It was also the day, the only day in fact that week that the weather was miserable. It was snowing and the skies were a murky grey. Visibility was not great, and with the snow goggles fastened to my face, everything looked bleaker than the Dutch weather I was used to. Click on the ski map here: Les Sybelles Ski Map . From Saint Jean D’Arves, we went to the summit of Le Corbier, called Pte Du Corbier (2,265m), then continued our journey to L’Ouillon (2,431m), summit of La Toussuire, then climbed all the way up to the summit of Saint Sorlin D’Arves and of the whole Les Sybelles ski area, Les Perrons (2,620m) – my experiences in the summits I will post in my next entry. For a backgrounder of this massive skiing area, Les Sybelles is considered part of the top 10 largest skiing areas in the world boasting of 310-kilometers skiing terrain. The Europ...