To add to our
enjoyment were 3 night extension trips to Paris and Lisbon. It
was a wonderful trip and Skiman and Lynn thank all of you who
made it happen! Here's a bet: we will have just as much fun next
year in Europe 2007!
Special thanks to Jim Behra, Monoboard "Big
Daddy" David Bruce, Lance and Billie Collier, Beth and Gary
Godfrey, Ski Colonel Hank Rilling, the Egolfs, the Johnsons,
and many other Morningstar people for some of the photos displayed
here. Good shootin!
Dan the Skiman had THE BEST time in 3 Vallees with our 200 friends. 5 feet of fresh powder, unlimited terrain, lots of fun (and crazy) skiers.. It was magnifique.
One of 950 lifts we had access to..Skiman checks out a ridge line he is about to hike to 'earn some turns' in untracked powder..Spectacular terrain everywhere..Jim at end of hard hike, about to have the backcountry run of his life.. Guide Philippe and Craig choose a route in the backcountry.. Exutation! Made it to the top.
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| Nancy and Roger take in some sun in France. |
Expansive slopes are everywhere, covered in fresh powder. |
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| One of many 130 year old shepherd huts on the slopes. |
The skiing is really terrible! |
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| Guide Christophe scopes out the terrain. |
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| A mecca for lifts
Dwight, Hank, and Elizabeth enjoy the sun and the skiing. |
A dude digging out his car in the Val d'Isere parking lot. It snowed a little bit when we were there. |
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| Annecy, "Venice of the Alps" made for a great day trip during our 3 Vallee ski weeks. |
The place is beautiful. |
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| Having dinner at a restored 11th century castle. Darla, Dave, Jill, Lynn, Jim, and Loren having a blast. |
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| Heli Day! It was beyond good. |
Skiman in his element. Come with him to the Alps and play in his back yard. |
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ARGHH, MATES... THERE BE PIRATES IN FRANCE! WATCH YOUR BOOTY!
Cap'n Skiman all pirated up. |
Nate the Great and his faithful bird, Magellen. |
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| The crew with one of their captured women! |
Monoski Dave and Skiman prove the slopes were not "pirate safe". |
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| Hank and Rudy strut their pirate stuff. |
Steve,Heidi, and Megellan. |
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| Skiman's talking parrot with Ski Colonel Hank. |
Pirates Monoskier Dave and Son commandeer the bar, not a good thing! |
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| Pirate Erv the Treeman ready to pillage. |
Skiman being stupid, which comes naturally for him. As these photos attest, no fun is allowed on Morningstar trips. |
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| Audrey says, "Owwww, where are my skis?" |
Skiman ponders the vastness and the fun ahead. Some many places to ski, so little time. |
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| Al and Denise and Julie and Jim enjoy a French picnic at the end of the Grand Canal at Versailles. |
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| Annette gets her bike ready for her Fat Tire tour to Versailles in Paris. |
The Woman With the XRAY eyes was on our tour. |
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| Some of the crew enjoys a wonderful diner while cruising down the Seine River of Paris on one night of our Paris extension tour. |
Daughter Jillian sports a big smile after a great morning ripping on her board. |
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| One of many many off-trail mountians skied on by the expert groups. |
Eduard and Philippe, guides extraordinary. |
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Skiman dwarfed by the massive terrain. |
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| Some of the expert group enjoys a dinner at guide Philippe and his wife's house. |
That is indeed a dead goat's head, one of the backcountry groups more grizzly discoveries. |
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| Some of the expert group. |
Mark Helmet Cam Man, the original videographer of Morningstar and still its video inspiration.
He eats only snow during the whole ski week, drinking no water and eating no food. |
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| Steve in exhulation mode. |
Behind a back country frozen water fall. |
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| Some of the Morningstar crew. |
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| Magnificent Versailles Palace, Paris. |
Versailles Palace, Paris. |
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| Lynn at dinner on top of the Eiffel. |
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| The gardens of Versailles, as seen on our Fat Tire bike tour. |
Lance and Billie enjoy a meat fest. |
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| A boy and his dog, Lisbon. |
Scenes of Lisbon. |
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| Versailles. |
Marie Antoinette's farm at Versailles. |
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Opera house of Paris. |
Two hundred Morningstar skiers invaded France and skied the biggest ski region
in the world in March 2006. SIX FEET of new snow greeted us and
it was a 13 day long powder fest. The skiing was as good as it
gets and EVERYONE loved the skiing there. The photos below are
from our skiing treks to Meribel, Courcheval, Val Thorens, La
Meneure, Val d'Isere, and Les Arcs/ La Plagne. Many of the photos
were taken during the backcountry guided ski days enjoyed by
the expert groups.