Today’s Photo
Every weekday during winter, and occasionally the rest of the year
29 March 2024
The roof of the Chapelle Saint Jean on the nursery slopes shows how much snow we’ve had.
If you have good eyes you might be able to read Mission de 1847 on the cross. We googled it (click here). Amazing! Everyone seriously believed that the Alps were the domain of Satan, other devils, dragons, atheists and, worst of all, Protestants, so teams of priests toured the mountains, erecting crosses on every pass and in every village to protect against avalanches, landslides, devils, dragons and even Protestants!