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Day 1,071
Afternoon off
Nothing beats taking the afternoon off when there are days like today. Tired legs from the hike up, but oh was it worth it :) #outdoors...
Day 1,068
Another great day skiing
Between light and shade #outdoors #afternoon #landscape #sunday #water #tree #people #winter #snow #travel #december #skiing...
Day 1,067
La Dôle
Our local ski resort opened today, a full three weeks earlier than the last two previous years. Perfect day's skiing with Oscar on gorgesous f...
Day 816
End of the season
My little local ski resort closed today, even earlier than last year: https://tookapic.com/photos/93106. Had the slopes all to mysel...
Day 801
Water skiing 
Last ski lesson of the season...and exceptionally warm! So much so that there were giant ice ponds to ski through...Crazy season. #after...
Day 791
Eight little skiers
My afternoon ski class. I'm really impressed how well they have progressed since January. #afternoon #wednesday #cold #winter #ski...
Day 784
Mont Blanc
With Lake Geneva in the foreground. #afternoon #lake #mountains #landscape #wednesday #bw #sky #cold #ice #winter #snow #travel #mountain #...
Day 777
My mountain
Has the challenging job of taking photos of the instructors in my ski school. The day finished with lovely nice clouds in the sky when I s...
Day 732
 La Dole #3
Walked up to the radar dome at the top of the mountain behind where I live. Would have preferred skiing up, but absolutely no snow. #after...
Day 669
Blue window
I hadn't put on my running shoes for a few months, so I was quite happy to make it to the top of the small mountain behind my place withou...
Day 620
Ecole de ski
My ski school's pre-season barbeque. In just a few months this will be white... #afternoon #sunday #bbq #la-dole #group #september #skiii...
Day 459
End of the season?
Final day's skiing at my local ski resort that closed today. The snow wasn't actually as bad as the photo makes it out to be. Still...
Day 430
Backcountry skiing
Great snow for this late in the season :) #afternoon #saturday #ski #mountain #march #telemark #la-dole
Day 427
Brave kids #2
Even in a gale force wind this six year-old girl in my class keeps her smile. #afternoon #wednesday #ski #snow #march #la-dole
Day 422
La Dôle #3
Taken from just a bit lower than this photo. Very different atmosphere. #morning #friday #landscape #bw #snow #cross #mountain #february #l...
Day 421
Brave kids
Two of the five kids I was teaching today. I'm always amazed how brave children are. #morning #thursday #ski #snow #february #teaching #la-...
Day 420
Winter landscape
On the way up for a last run down in the almost empty ski resort. #trees #afternoon #wednesday #bw #winter #snow #february #la-dole
Day 402
La Dôle #2
"My" mountain. #afternoon #saturday #landscape #snow #mountain #february #la-dole
Day 388
Climb to the top
Quite a climb on my skis, but the view was fantastic. My E-M5 would probably have handled the blown out sun better, buy hey, I wasn't...
Day 172
Layers of very very old fish
The Jura mountains are made of fossil-bearing limestone marine beds dating back 64 million years or so. So, yes, very old...
Day 164
My mountain
Back to the top of "my" mountain, La Dôle. The big white "golf ball" houses a radar used for civilian air traffic control. Taken using my...
Day 73
Four windows
An annexe to the air-trafic control radar on top of La Dôle. Edit: uploaded the wrong photo! #afternoon #saturday #windows #march #la-dol...
Day 71
La Dôle.
"My" mountain. Plenty of snow left at 1500m #thursday #afternoon #bw #mountain #march #la-dole
Day 67
Need for speed
Today was the local ski club's downhill competition. Not as sharp as I'd like, but I think it gives a sense of the speed. #morning #sun...