Whilst Nicol and I both decided that skiing on Friday in the rain was a great idea, Rich and Gina decided to go up on Saturday. OK there were plenty more humans up there but there was also a reason for this – it was sunny and beautiful. As you can see (morally, of course, Nicol and I still win because we got up there first , despite being a little soggier).

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

Now Toby loves this and will show you on his shiny new iPhone at the very first opportunity. So we thought we’d steal his thunder and show you here…

It’s Philippe from Carrefour in Verbier, and he’s been flying this thing about with gay abandon for years. Well, not any more he’s not…

So, we’ve already firmly established that the Swiss – specifically in the people of the Valais – do a very good line in festivals and parties.

Which means that a festival that’s been established to simply celebrate all things Valaisanne was destined to be brilliant. Just imagine a street party, a beer festival, a farm show and the Ideal Home Exhibition all at once…

(Oh, and if you need to know what on earth you’re looking at just have a look at the picture names):

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Well, as an homage to Kermit we’ve rebranded our site to celebrate all things green. So have a nose about the site (and please tell us if you find anything that’s not working – we”ll fix it (and blame Guy) and enjoy.

And should you read anything into this? Well, only that we like green. And Kermit.

Oh, and there’s more to come, some do check back – we’ve got plans…

Yes, it’s that time of year again. The last weekend in September is when the cows come down off the high pastures for the winter and all over the Alps the locals celebrate with a massive party.

Now, how they celebrate differs, but here in the Vel de Bagnes the celbration is done through the medium of cheese. Raclette to be precise, as they inveneted it here.

And as adopted locals we try to help out by eating lots of cheese and making sure they run out of Fendant. So we had another sophisticated evening in Le Chable (very much like last year – see the pictures here)

And if you want to get more details have a look here.

Meanwhile, here’s the evidence…

And by the way, it snowed last night all the way down to resort.