Everyone arrived fine on various different flights from the UK and Ireland to Geneva - apart from the Liverpool flight which was held up by snow on the runway (the Liverpool runway, that is).

At Geneva there were Family Friendly Skiing staff waiting to drive the group to Chalet Nicole in La Tania - our favourite, and now yearly rebooked chalet.

A huge amount of snow had fallen the previous week, and it was still snowing!

We spent the afternoon hiring skis and boots where necessary, settling in, and generally recovering from our early start.

That evening we were served our first delicous meal by the chalet staff - Mark and Maria. Later we were treated to Raffa's Skiing DVD.

It had snowed some more during the night, so it was surprise to wake to a sunny morning with lots of snow everywhere.

Chalet Nicole has a great ski in/ski our position very near the bottom of the red run down into La Tania, just above the main bubble lift to the Courchevel slopes.

Those of us who weren't at ski school started the day on a blue run (Folyeres) and we were virtually the first people to ski down this run through snow-laden trees. The views were stunning.

Later on during the day the clouds drew in and it got incredibly cold on the chair lifts at Praelong.

It was good to get back to the warm chalet for homemade cakes and tea or coffee!

The snow continued to fall during the night but, once again, we woke to a sunny start - with even more snow to wade through!

Some of the group had ski school or private lessons booked for this morning, and the chalet minibus drove them to 1850m for a 9.15 start.

The weather was sunny but cold, and everyone was well wrapped.

Another group photo at the top of Foret and then lots more skiing with hardly anyone else - in perfect powder snow.

Raffa took photos of a private lesson with Ingrid shared with other women in the group.

We had booked a lunch table for everyone at the Casserole Restaurant below the Signal lift.

In the afternoon the cloud steadily returned. Back at the chalet we relaxed into the evening.

Snow fell all day today but most of us went skiing until lunch time at Chenus.

Some of us had trouble with steamed-up goggles so we spent teatime trying to decide which goggles were 'steam-free'!

That night we had a fantastic curry with lots of choice for both meat and non-meat eaters.

Drama today because Barbara had taken the wrong ski-boots to ski-school - so Ann and myself had to ski over with the right ones.

Later on Ann was perfecting her carving and steep slope skiing down the unpisted red run 'Combe Saulire'.

A small group then tackled Creux, another red run. Most of the black runs were closed because of avalanche risk after so much recent snow.

For lunch we met at Casserole again (here's Angela and Ann enjoying the sunshine on the chair lift at Prameruel on the way to Casserole).

After lunch it got cloudy again - definitely the pattern at the moment.

Today was the chalet staff's day off. In the evening, some of us ate out at La Ferme in La Tania to experience local specialities, while others stayed in for some home cooking with Raffa (delicious Italian pasta and salad).

Yet more snow fell today and some of us had a private lesson in the deep snow.

Most of us still met up at Chenus for lunch, although it was almost blowing a blizzard outside.

In the late afternoon Jan and Madeline went for a walk into La Tania and then made a snowman outside the Chalet.

We lit the log stove in the evening - perfect after such a snowy day.

Mark and Maria cooked us another superb meal - they have really done us proud and nothing's been too much trouble.

Last day today and it was still snowing!! We were the first people down Bouc Blanc - the unpisted red run just outside our Chalet.

Conditions were perfect and we thought we'd try the Black run 'Jockeys'. The snow was really deep here but good powder, and we had a few soft landings!

It was a great last day with superb snow conditions even through the light was flat.

The following morning it was time for hugs goodbye and drive back to Geneva in the minibus. Sadly it was time to go home.