I have spent a week doing ski-trekking in the Alps in early March, in the region called “Mercantour”. We had 5 days of rather sunny weather, although with a lot of wind and thus a rather high avalanche risk which constrained us to change our plans. Here are some pictures and the rest can be found in the corresponding album:

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Did some more jogging in Paris to train for the coming ski trekking raid : Place des Invalides, Eiffel tower, Trocad?ro, Arc de Triomphe, Concorde, Louvre, Notre Dame, Avenue des Gobelins -> 10.5 km

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We went for a trek up to the peak called “Roche Plane”, close to the village named “Ar?che”, in the “Beaufortain”.

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Did some jogging in Paris to train for the coming ski trekking raid and I thought I would share this short circuit across some touristic places : Place des Invalides, Eiffel tower, Trocad?ro, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elys?es, Place des Invalides -> 5.8 km

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I had the pleasure to attend my second course for ski alpinism. During two days we could get some knowledge about snow, avalanches and rescue.
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The first of the 3 courses required to pass the exam of ski trekking guide was held this week-end. I could follow a 2 day course in the Alps focussed on :
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About Etretat

Etretat is a french coastal village located in the Normandie district, famous for the cliffs that surround it and their fantastic shapes. As you will see on the pictures the village is right between two cliffs: “La falaise Amont” and “la falaise Aval”.

Main advantage of Etretat: it is very close to Paris. Of course, this will turn into a major disadvantage around summer time, when the crowd will start to invade the place but in winter the place is peaceful.
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