Went up to Tignes today just for some administration stuff and to hang out a bit there. Spotted this stunning lenticular wave cloud over Mont Pourri on the way there.
Going for a walk around the lac de Tignes the “vernal” plants were all out in their full glory – those are the first plants to push through once the snow clears off the surface. Here is a slide show below of some of the photos I took at the side of the lake. Christiane poses as a flower for a couple of shots. The lake was teaming with trout – some really big ones too – amazing to think that they can survive the winter below the ice that all the people are walking over.
The lifts are still open at Tignes – all of them in the main station area – though hardly anyone was actually skiing. Nearly all of the commerces were closed. We spotted one restaurant open in Val Claret and one one boulangerie in Le Lac – where we had lunch overlooking the lake.
