Category Archives: Les Gets

Les Gets powder day

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Geoff

After yesterdays total wash out (Although I did spend the day transferring blogs to my account at webfaction and learning about host files in windows, including using the rather cool HostsMan programme). It was great to wake up to a … Continue reading →

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Boarding in Les Gets

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Geoff

Today has been glorious here in Les Gets, bright sunshine helping to offset the -8 degrees temperatures. I took my board out for a 28mile ride going up 13 lifts totalling about 3 vertical miles of ascent Top speed recorded … Continue reading →

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Back on the Les Gets slopes

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Geoff

Today I managed to get my first 2009 ride on the slopes of Mont Chery. I had to stop for my coffee at the La Grand Ourse restaurant to say Hi to Gary and Theresa. They reported that last week … Continue reading →

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Personal website values

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Geoff

Another site for checking the predicted monetary value of your website over at WebValuer. Here are the results for GeoffJones:- Cool to see I’ve had the site for over 10 years now and interesting to see there seems to be … Continue reading →

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Promising start to the season..

Posted on November 22, 2008 by admin

Its beginning to look good for winter sports in Les Gets, France where my apartment is. Here is the webcam view taken this evening from the tourist office looking towards the apartment. Currently I have bookings on the following dates:- … Continue reading →

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Hell of a walk

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Geoff

One of my ambitions since getting my apartment in Les Gets has been to snow shoe walk up and board down the impressive Roc d’Enfer (2200m) which you can see from the top of my favourite hill, Mont Chery. Last … Continue reading →

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Awesome day in les Gets

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Geoff

Today was my final day on a snowboard this season. What an awesome day – fresh powder, clear slopes and mainly sunshine although some very thick cloud especially on top of Ranfoilly. Excelled myself by covering best part of 30miles … Continue reading →

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A day in Les Gets

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Geoff

Another great days boarding in Les Gets in spring sunshine, pistes in perfect condition (although of-piste is very ropey) some great runs with Em, who is an awesome boarder – hard to keep up with her . Business wise managed … Continue reading →

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Bear on a mountain..

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Geoff

There seems to be some rum goings on here in Les Gets with the lift company and local politics. One of my favourite lifts, Grande Ourse (Big Bear or Plough constellation), is out of action on Mont Chery. This two … Continue reading →

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Les Gets header

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Geoff

Managed to get around to uploading a new header today . George took the photo using my Olympus SP-560UZ camera (A Christmas present from Sally). I know it looks photoshopped but its the actual image from the camera just resized … Continue reading →

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