It’s so cold on Les Essertes I refuse to type any more.

Thanks to Martin for making this montage of our training week. Pretty special.

 

This month Téléverbier published an update on the lift projects for the coming years. We all know that the Bruson lift project has started and will be ready for December 2013. There will also be more snow cannons on Le Rouge and Savoleyres areas. Although there is no real date for the replacement of the ageing Savoleyres lift they say the following

COMBIMIX LES ESSERTS – LES PLANARDS – SAVOLEYRES

The proposed new facility for serving Savoleyres was submitted to the Federal Office of Transport for approval.

Given the complexity of the case, it is difficult to estimate the duration of the procedure. We hope that this groundbreaking lift, comprising a first section served by cabs and a second mixing section cabins and seats can be built in 2014.

We look forward already to be able to unite our main skiing areas.

Lets hope this is true..!

Toby

I just got woken up to a text from Martin saying “it’s dumping in Verbier”, and you know what? It is.

The snow is right down to the village and for the first time in a long time we can say it’s doing things properly – and we’re not exaggerating when we use the word dumping…

To see live updates of what it looks like during the day you can visit  the webcams by clicking here.

It’s also freezing again in resort – I know it’s slightly masochistic but I love it when it gets cold, because when we start getting freezing mornings it means winter is starting to get serious. Enjoy.

Yesterday was Ashley’s birthday. And if you don’t know Ashley, she’s of American extraction.

So what better possible way to celebrate her birthday than eating loads of barbecued food (thanks to Chef Ratty), and then setting fire to things in the woods?

Fitting. Inspired perhaps.

But as always with fire, the boys got carried away and after Tim and Antoine had searched out every fallen branch and tree within a 200 meter radius and chucked it on, we began to realise two things – they needed professional help to treat their pyromania, and also that fires that burn at the temperature of the sun incinerate your marshmallows.

And on top of that, Gareth also discovered if you get the fore hot enough you can melt beer bottles – you see, we are nothing if not scientific…

But anyway, if you like photos of fire then this is the blog post you’ve been waiting for.

I had to take a trip back to England this weekend. And to may amazement I woke up to this scene this morning. It’s just everywhere…!