It was very chilly this morning in Le Chable. very chilly indeed. And it occured to us that the winter is not only closing in on us, it’s actually only a few weeks away – in fact if we open Verbier on the first weekend of November like we normally do, then it’s only six weeks away…

Well, with that date firmly in our sites we thought quite a lot about skiing. And started nosing around the internet for pretty much anything skiingish. And we found this gem.

So if you fancy a bit of technical analysis from the top man at the Canadian Ski Alliance, then this is going to be right up your Straße. It’s not the most complete analysis of skiing and he certainly likes to be very nice and polite about the different systems, but fun to watch.

I might have headed back for Toby’s wedding (which might or might not be a be an event you get to read about here on the blog. It really depends on the level of carnage and what Caroline says we can put online…). So I’m bringing you this from sunny Blighty.

But nearly as important as the impending nuptules of The Ginger Prince: it’s snowed again. Which means that winter is starting to raise it’s head again. OK, we’re still getting some toasty warm days but when the temperature dips we’re getting a dusting up top and it seems to be getting lower with each fall.

And as Facebook has been buzzing with the news we thought we should bring you a few pictures from the webcams (and remember, if you ever fancy checking out Verbier’s webcams, then check our Verbier webcam page. It’s quite good).

There isn’t any more predicted on the forecasts immediately (and if you like a good forecast you can find them all here) but if you cross your fingers and think happy thoughts we might be putting up more pictures very soon.

 

 

We promised we’d have some biking madness for you this weekend and you will not be dissapointed. It’s still going but very cool and the bike display deserves it’s own post. So enjoy…

Yes you can. In a mighty Subaru if you happen to drive one. So Sophie and I had a little explore before tea yesterday, and we can’t help wonder that – if they ever finish the new lift from Verbier and Le Chable to Bruson, if we’ll be doing an awful lot more of exploring over here. It would certainly be very cool if they opened it in the summer.

Anyway, it looked like this it looked like this…

I know, it’s still August – well, until tomorrow. But I’ve just looked at the webcams and it’s been snowing up top. Which seems good with Autumn about to take over for a bit. Perhaps we’re in for a big winter though – could it be a sign…? (I know. Probably not. But it’s still cool).

 

A few rumours have started to circulate that Verbier’s top venue for getting beer in your ski boots was closing.

But don’t panic – it’s just a bit of a refurb whilst the boys chase a leak that’s coming from the old floor of the bar. So despite the alarming number of skips outside the place and the loss of some heavily booze-soaked furniture, it’ll be back and ready for the new season.

Which is only about 10 weeks away if we open in early November like usual…