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The glow in the sky is presumably Manchester" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Winter Camping on Kinder (again)</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/the-pumpkin-creag-meagaidh/" title="The Pumpkin, Creag Meagaidh"><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1010702.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>The Pumpkin, Creag Meagaidh</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/18/burfday-pressies-cake-roll-on-rock-climbing-season/" title="Burfday pressies & Cake,<br /> roll-on Rock Climbing season..."><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PWS3110.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Burfday pressies & Cake,<br /> roll-on Rock Climbing season...</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/12/vallee-blanche-powder/" title="Vallee Blanche Powder"><img width="1050" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2454.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Vallee Blanche Powder</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/courmayeur-better-weather-awesome-powder-and-the-best-hot-chocolate-in-the-world/" title="Courmayeur - better weather, awesome powder,<br /> and the best hot chocolate in the world"><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=1000%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Courmayeur - better weather, awesome powder,<br /> and the best hot chocolate in the world</em></p> </li> <li class="slide" style="max-height: 400px;"> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/birfday-powder/" title="Burfday Powder"><img width="1000" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2306.jpg?resize=1000%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-slideshow-image size-slideshow-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p class="caption">From <em>Burfday Powder</em></p> </li> </ul> </div> <h1 class="page-title">Month: <span>February 2013</span></h1><article id="post-22177" class="post-22177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/27/rush-hour-on-highway-93/" rel="bookmark">Rush Hour on Highway 93</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/27/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 27th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/27/rush-hour-on-highway-93/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/l1010446.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Rush Hour on Highway 93" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/l1010446.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/l1010446.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/l1010446.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Hardly the M6 ...</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/adventure/travel/" rel="category tag">Travel</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Canada'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Canada.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Canada' title='View all posts from Canada' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Canada'>Canada</a> </span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/27/rush-hour-on-highway-93/#comments">7 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Rush Hour on Highway 93</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/756dcb74f9147b5d9820572b63310295?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/756dcb74f9147b5d9820572b63310295?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/terry/">Terry</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22143" class="post-22143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-camping category-letterboxing"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/winter-camping-on-kinder-again/" rel="bookmark">Winter Camping on Kinder (again)</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 24th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/winter-camping-on-kinder-again/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="Settling down to a chilly night. The glow in the sky is presumably Manchester" title="Link to Winter Camping on Kinder (again)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_7971.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Our traditional winter camping weekend...</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/camping/" rel="category tag">Camping</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/orienteering/letterboxing/" rel="category tag">Letterboxing</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=UK'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/UK.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='UK' title='View all posts from UK' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=UK'>UK</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22143" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22143" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/winter-camping-on-kinder-again/#comments">8 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Winter Camping on Kinder (again)</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2d1b2f2fe6d95c822753d0002fbf534?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/richard/">Richard</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22104" class="post-22104 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ice-climbing tag-creag-meagaidh tag-geo-tagged-photos"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/the-pumpkin-creag-meagaidh/" rel="bookmark">The Pumpkin, Creag Meagaidh</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 24th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/the-pumpkin-creag-meagaidh/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1010702.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to The Pumpkin, Creag Meagaidh" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1010702.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1010702.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/P1010702.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">It’s a long way to the West Highlands, even from the Lakes. However, with such a great weather forecast and the recent days of cold weather the conditions looked awesome, so the long drive and not inconsiderable fuel costs was well worth considering. But we wanted to go somewhere new to us – Creag Meagaidh <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/24/the-pumpkin-creag-meagaidh/" class="more-link">…</a></span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/ice-climbing/" rel="category tag">Ice Climbing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/creag-meagaidh/" rel="tag">Creag Meagaidh</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/geo-tagged-photos/" rel="tag">geo-tagged photos</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Scotland.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Scotland' title='View all posts from Scotland' /></a> <a 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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/21/emergency-services-sms-text-message-registration/" rel="bookmark" title="Link to Emergency Services SMS Registration"><img class="index-link-image" src="http://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/SOS1.png" alt="SOS" width="130" height="103" class="alignnone" /></a></div>Did you know that in the UK you can use your mobile phone's SMS text messaging to summon help from the emergency services?</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/sms/" rel="tag">SMS</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/21/emergency-services-sms-text-message-registration/#comments">4 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Emergency Services SMS Registration</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22084" class="post-22084 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-skiing tag-cakes series-chamonix-13"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/18/burfday-pressies-cake-roll-on-rock-climbing-season/" rel="bookmark">Burfday pressies & Cake,<br /> roll-on Rock Climbing season…</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/18/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 18th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/18/burfday-pressies-cake-roll-on-rock-climbing-season/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PWS3110.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Burfday pressies & Cake,<br /> roll-on Rock Climbing season..." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PWS3110.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PWS3110.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PWS3110.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">A couple of last images from Chamonix… It’s always good to remember good times, and the skiing this year in Chamonix and Courmayeur was awesome, really awesome! So much powder!</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/snow-sports/skiing/" rel="category tag">Skiing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/cakes/" rel="tag">cakes</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/France.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='France' title='View all posts from France' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'>France</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22084" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=22084" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/series/chamonix-13/" rel="tag">Chamonix '13</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/18/burfday-pressies-cake-roll-on-rock-climbing-season/#comments">2 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Burfday pressies & Cake,<br /> roll-on Rock Climbing season…</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-22007" class="post-22007 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-cumbriaday tag-cumbria tag-flag"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/13/how-many-flags-does-cumbria-have/" rel="bookmark">How many flags does Cumbria have?!</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/13/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 13th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <span class="excerpt">Today is Cumbria Day, hoorah! And amongst the noise that brings is a mini-celebration that accompanies the Cumbrian flag coming to Westminster…</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/cumbriaday/" rel="tag">#CumbriaDay</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/cumbria/" rel="tag">Cumbria</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/flag/" rel="tag">flag</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/13/how-many-flags-does-cumbria-have/#comments">13 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on How many flags does Cumbria have?!</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/peter/">Pete</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-21981" class="post-21981 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ski-mountaineering tag-vallee-blanche series-chamonix-13"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/12/vallee-blanche-powder/" rel="bookmark">Vallee Blanche Powder</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/12/' rel='bookmark'>Tuesday, 12th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/12/vallee-blanche-powder/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2454.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Vallee Blanche Powder" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2454.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2454.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2454.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">After days and days of lots and lots of snow, with poor visibility and high winds keeping skiers on the lower slopes, at last the day came when we had sunshine and no wind. It had to be a day for the Vallee Blanche.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/snow-sports/ski-mountaineering/" rel="category tag">Ski Mountaineering</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/vallee-blanche/" rel="tag">Vallee Blanche</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/France.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='France' title='View all posts from France' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'>France</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21981" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21981" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/series/chamonix-13/" rel="tag">Chamonix '13</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/12/vallee-blanche-powder/#comments">5 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Vallee Blanche Powder</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/laetitia/">Laetitia</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-21960" class="post-21960 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-skiing tag-off-piste tag-powder tag-thick-hot-chocolate series-chamonix-13"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/courmayeur-better-weather-awesome-powder-and-the-best-hot-chocolate-in-the-world/" rel="bookmark">Courmayeur – better weather, awesome powder,<br /> and the best hot chocolate in the world</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/' rel='bookmark'>Friday, 8th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/courmayeur-better-weather-awesome-powder-and-the-best-hot-chocolate-in-the-world/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Courmayeur - better weather, awesome powder,<br /> and the best hot chocolate in the world" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2341.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2341.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Dave sent a text at 7am to say he wasn’t going out today so there would be a spare bus ticket going for Courmayeur.</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/snow-sports/skiing/" rel="category tag">Skiing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/off-piste/" rel="tag">off-piste</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/powder/" rel="tag">powder</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/thick-hot-chocolate/" rel="tag">thick hot chocolate</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Italy'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/Italy.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='Italy' title='View all posts from Italy' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Italy'>Italy</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21960" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=21960" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/series/chamonix-13/" rel="tag">Chamonix '13</a></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/courmayeur-better-weather-awesome-powder-and-the-best-hot-chocolate-in-the-world/#comments">6 Comments<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Courmayeur – better weather, awesome powder,<br /> and the best hot chocolate in the world</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/263a8a5d95c0bd0dccde64b532cb71ee?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' height='20' width='20' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/author/laetitia/">Laetitia</a></span></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-21935" class="post-21935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-skiing tag-birthday tag-magic-forest series-chamonix-13"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/birfday-powder/" rel="bookmark">Burfday Powder</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/' rel='bookmark'>Friday, 8th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/' rel='bookmark'>2013</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/02/08/birfday-powder/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2306.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Burfday Powder" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2306.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2306.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_2306.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We used the Lizard-Spock Expansion of the classic rock-paper-scissors game to decide where to go and play in the deepening powder on our birthday celebration day. 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