The Bon Vivant

I would love to share some of the beautiful mountain scenery encountered on our trip around the French/Swiss/Italian Alps.

The above photo was taken at the top of Mont Blanc. Don’t be fooled by the sun, it was a bone chillingly cold -25c and I couldn’t feel my fingers.

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These daredevils were about to ski from the top of Mont Blanc into Italy. A big ‘nope’ from me!

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I love all the different shades of blues and the whiter than white mountain in this photo. It was actually a really crappy day for snowboarding, icy and hard packed so it wasn’t fun if you had a tumble. I think it has a real ‘phone wallpaper’ feel to it, maybe I’ll sell it to Apple…

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I had to stop and admire the beautiful stratigraphy of this mountain.

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Windy day! Better to stay inside and admire from afar.

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Lunch with a view at our local mountain La Clusaz. Mountains as far as the eye can see!

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The majestic Matterhorn took my breath away at every turn.

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‘As pure as the driven snow’

Arty farty shot of mini mountains in front of mega mountains.

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My favourite place to enjoy a refreshing beer is on a mountain after a long day of snowboarding.

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I hate to pick a favourite but Verbier certainly ticked a lot of boxes. Gorgeous village, huge skiable area, reliable snow, great restaurants, and a fun apres scene.

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Italy this side, France the other and a beautiful glacier in the middle.

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On a mission for fresh powder.

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This was taken in Courmayer, Italy. If you zoom in you can see three adventurers hiking up the left hand side of the mountain in front.