Sunset cross country skiing on the col de Barioz

The early 2022/2023 season has got off to a slow start. It was hard to work out what was open but looking at the plateau webcam I could see cross country ski trails had been prepared and I even saw a skier so figured at least the climb would be open. In the end just the climb and the Cret Luisard, the resort was in no hurry to prepare anything else, probably energy costs are a factor. Pottered up the climb without stopping, just a few people stomping around on the tracks leaving footprints but no bare patches and generally good, if hard and uneven snow needing a bit of caution on the ski down.