The Ski Trip

This Sunday my host sister and I went up to the mountains to enjoy a spot of early november skiing. It has been a particularly cold autumn in France, and as a result, there's quite a bit of snow already up on the mountains. Anyway, we thought we'd head up to Les Deux Alpes ski station, about a 1 hour drive from her apartment in Grenoble. I found out I was invited on the Saturday afternoon (and she was planning on driving up to Grenoble that evening). After a mad rush I had my bag packed and we were on the road! We stayed the night in her apartment Saturday.
Completing the journey Sunday morning was a bit of a drama (just a bit), we didn't have a map - just a list of directions from Mappy.fr. A really good list of directions, mind you, that had me completely lost! Anyway, 2 hours and several arguments later we arrive at our destination: the snow! First stop, hire myself some skis. I went to the first hire shop I saw open and ask to hire a pair. He said no. The guy didn't want to hire skis to me. He went on to explain that the station was, in fact, closed - due to high wind.