After a week where we’ve been waking up to minus 15 every morning and largely seeing minus 20 on the hill, minus eight seems pretty toasty.

And apart from the frost nip and the odd black toe belonging to Sophie and Bea, it’s been absolutely brilliant because the snow is epic.

Moral to the story? Wrap up warm and go skiing…

Sophie steps up and tells us exactly what’s happening in Verbier. And also uses the word “absolutely” with gay abandon.

Yes, Verbier is currently groaning under the latest fall of snow. I say ‘groaning under the weight’ but I haven’t got a clue how much has fallen. So there’s only one way to find out – see you up there.

Looks coudy in town but a quick look at the webcams reveals it’s clear up top.