Really good conditions up there today – might have been a wee bit foggy but that just meant that the crowds stayed away and the pistes were nice and quiet – if tricky to see. Had a few inches of fresh on nicely groomed runs and down in the trees below Ruinettes it was brilliant. And then the sun came out…
OK, it was a wee bit foggy up there but it did break this afternoon up at Lac des Vaux and it was pretty impressive. Naturally it didn’t last and we skied down using The Force. But it was good while it lasted…
After a few blips the powers that be (the nice people at Verbinet) have got the webcams up high working, so you can see what it looks looking like up there before you drag yourself out of the house. And at sunset yesterday – when it was cloudy in town last night – it was looking stunning up there…
Ever seen those avalanche protection rucksacks? The ones that have airbags in and you can inflate if you get in an avalanche? Ever wondered how they work? Well so did Anders so he tested one out at Ski Center.
What a great night. We went to Toby’s for some winter barbeque action and weren’t disappointed. Then all down to coup d’etat for a little drink…
Just had an email from Jenny and Mackan – they’re up in Sweden doing Swedish Ski Instructing exams, and they’re enjoying the mighty 300m of vertical in Sälen, Sweden. That’s about the same as your average warm-up run in Lac des Vaux…
Amazingly these extreme descents aren’t quite floating their boat and they’ll both be heading back to Verbier to join the team very soon. Which is great news.
And here’s wat it looks like:
