We're Skiing!

Last weekend the resort opened for winter! With Mannlichen to Holenstein, the "Carousel", Arven, Lauberhorn, Honegg and down to Almend all open and pisted. Well, Scheidegg was open to begin with, but the Foehn wind blew its best, and stopped play by midday on Sunday.

Of course once the Foehn "broke", a literal translation from the local vernacular, it snowed. All day Monday. So now I am off to Kleine Scheidegg for some fresh air and exercise.

Wish you all a great day.

Kxxx

Winter has begun

Winter appears to be starting rather nicely.



On Saturday a snow storm raged all day. Despite high winds (170km was recorded on the top of Europe) 20cm of snow deposited itself on my balcony!

Then Sunday dawned clear and bright. The sky was blue, the air was cold and the ground was crisp and white. I went walking in untouched snow which came nearly up to my knees (that’s not difficult really as I am rather vertically challenged). Others were more adventurous, taking out their snowshoes and going off road up the mountain.

The ice has been made on the ice-rink, and the kids are skating again. The nursery slope lifts are back in position and the snow cannons are hard at work on the race course.

So as you can see it’s all coming along rather well.