A little (long) stroll through Arc's authentic 70's cobbled streets, past the knobbing dogs, got us to the Transarc bubble - definitely the best way up the hill here.
Pleasant cafe & terrasse for coffee at top - even an avalanche park to learn rescue techniques.
Rode some blues & reds up here - dull fairly featureless bowl from Col de la Chal to arc2000. Headed to Tuffes bumps & moguls to get above the bowl for some off piste interest - but only really got about 3 or 4 decent big turns on the steep (not deep).
Headed up Aiguille rouge - reasonable red - not many options to get away from the piste, very mogulled.
Then back over to the other side via Grand Renard. Best coffee of the week at Le Poudreuse...proper separate jug of steamed milk n all t'lot. No powder though.
Afternoon spent messing around in & out the woods between the blues & reds of Vallandry/Plan Peisey. Heavy in places, but more interesting terrain. Spotting trail ideas from the chairlift Rich explained that patchy cover was no problem - he could ride everything from dogspit & sawdust to slate & shale. 10 mins later he proved his styles by riding tree stumps - or thats what he said anyway.
Raced back over for last lifts to arc1800, taking in the groomed & carvable slalom stade/course for final grins.
Overall, fun in the trees, but size, variety, flexibility & snow quality wins hands down for La plagne.
And quite why they've built that daft boat on a wire to join up the two sides...?
Did some of the gear shops in Bourg. Not a lot going on - intersport crap. The boarder place on the main road's ok - couple of classic old surf style kamikazi boards from the early 80s (?)
Had pizza (v. good) at Mama Mias back in Plagne 1800. No sign of Harrogate Road...
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