Yes, the amount of snow yesterday meant that child-like grinning turned into full-on euphoria running through resort yesterday. We expect this to increase today as there is not a cloud in the sky and Mike has just got up to Ruinettes and will be sending more pictures like these later…

But right now he’s up there messing about on a piste machine in the the sunshine…

Meanwhile it’s supposed to stay cold and if that part for the lift turns up tomorrow it looks increasingly like we’ll be skiing on Friday. Please cross something for us.

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Yup, snow has kept coming all night and there’s about 20cm around Place Central – these were just the snaps I got between my flat and the T-Bar. But the cars coming down from the top of town look like they’ve got closer to a foot of snow on the roofs. We’ll wait to hear from Mike about the top of the lift…

Mike’s up update from Ruinettes…

As if by magic, while I was sitting here in T-Bar typing away, Mike has just sent down these from Ruinettes. 38cm exactly according to him. But who knows how much up top at Attelas…

It’s been chucking it down all day, but it didn’t settle in town until about 6. However, after it started to settle it’s been dumping…

Yup, as predicted by a few people in resort, the cannons are kicking out snow up at Lac des Vaux.

Now, they’re not ‘working’ they’re merely being ‘tested’. That’s because they aren’t allowed to start the cannons to make snow for skiing until the end of the month, but testing’s fine. It’s a very blurred line isn’t it?

Whatever the rules, they’ve got them on and Mike says it’s not impossible that the resort will open a week earlier than scheduled, although they have a lot of work to do to get the lift refitting done in time… So a big task if TeleVerbier really want to do it…

…and the rumour is that we could open early. Very early…

The time had to come eventually. Kent has decided that he will accompany me to the Ski Show this week. I am not sure if I should be scared or grateful. I mean I could use the help, there is only one of me and a whole load of people to talk to (business..!!). But considering that he hasn’t set foot in the UK for a number of years I am a little concerned that he may have something else on his mind.

Well, we’ll soon find out. What this space for photos and comments…! It should be fun…T