Yes, a stroll past La Channe this evening was a bit more Swiss than usual. But it was nice to see that a restaurant which was so obsessed with all things Swiss could (somehow) become even more Swiss for the evening… Anyway, we thought it was nice.

Well, an unexpected day off and after a quick trip down Col de Mouche, Jonno and I decided it was time to hop over the ropes and head down the backside of Mont Fort.

Now, a lot of you might be worrying about all this sun and warm weather, but high up the off-piste is rather good (although the wind has been at it and there are a lot of wet slides about). And the pistes are actually in pretty good condition, too. And there were some pretty good untracked bits to be found…

Anyway, it looked a bit like this:

Our kart at the new ice-karting circuit is ready to go… Click here to find out more about this exciting new lunacy in town. Genius.

Happy New Year from Switzerland – it was yet another epic one in Place Central…

You see, last night the Performance team was largely divided into two camps – the ones who were working today and the ones who weren’t. The ones who were stayed up till midnight then went off home to get tucked up in bed for some beauty sleep, the rest of us carried on the party until the wee small hours.

And when midnight struck in Switzerland it looked a bit like this:

It might have been freezing on Boxing Day but the views were stunning – and despite risking frostbite I managed to get these snaps before I started to cry from the cold. The sacrifices I make for you…

There’s about a foot of snow on the piste everywhere, and it’s still coming down. And it looks like this: