Came across Paul & Julie a few times during their lesson today, so here are a few shots. First in the starting hut for the Lauberhorn downhill race.
And a little further down the mountain, following Sean.
Even warmer today, but you can still ski all the way down to Mary’s and back to the village.
Table for 10 at 7.30pm please. Meanwhile it’s another lovely day. Val flies past.
Wixi piste on the Lauberhorn this morning. It couldn’t get any quieter then this!
Kleine Scheidegg in the morning sunshine.
Val on Tschuggen, down towards Grindelwald.
Mike sets off towards a very summery-looking Wengen.
OK we’re off down into the valley for a curry. We go to a place called Spice India in Interlaken.
Today is Paul & Julie’s second day of ski school. We join them on the hill for a couple of runs. Here’s Julie just above Brandegg. Incredible progress for her second day on skis!
Up at Scheidegg work to build the stage for the concert at the weekend is in full swing. It wasn’t a particularly peaceful coffee stop!
Paul on Bumps this afternoon.
And Val sweeping up.
Big football tournament on the snow covered ice rink this afternoon. Very popular event with kids and adults alike.
Matt has his very first skiing lesson. He was suffering a bit as his trousers kept falling down, but he did very well!
Great day today. Got up early and went for a ski. Quite crowded as all the locals have come up from Interlaken and Berne to enjoy the sunshine. Obligatory skiing pic:
Back in the village the big air competition and pool race are in full swing.
Paul, Sally, Julie and Matt have arrived from the UK, so big night out tonight.
The weather’s getting very confusing. I’m not sure whether it’s summer or still winter. The calendar says winter, so we get up early and go skiing. We were almost the only ones, despite the snow being very good. Val descends the Lauberhorn.
Back in the village, preparations are well underway for this weekend’s festivities. On the left you can see a big pool liner. This will be filled with water to make a huge pond. On the right is a ramp with an inflatable trampoline just beyond. I wonder what they might be used for. Tune in tomorrow to find out.
If it were summer, we would go walking. Well it feels like summer, so here goes. Babbling brook that runs down the hill just along from our place.
Some of the animals are being released from their winter captivity onto the pastures below Wengen.
Needless to say all the babbling brooks have names. Good opportunity to fill your water bottle.
Snack time at a place called Staubachbankli (try saying that with a mouthful of schinken sandwich). Amazing views of the mountains and the valley from here.
A few shots to give you a flavour of the village. Firstly, here’s a view of this great metropolis from the top of the nursery slope.
If you want to ski back to the nursery slope from the higher pistes (and you do, because it is surrounded by bars), you have to ski down a slope through a tunnel under the railway.
After the tunnel there’s a road. After the road there’s a short incline onto the nursery slope – so you need to go fast. So as you pass under the tunnel there are 2 things on your mind:
As, you can see, the guy in red has been pretty lucky on both counts.
600 metres below Wengen in Lauterbrunnen, summer is fast approaching. There’s no way to ski all the way down here, so the train brings dozens of sweaty skiers down from Wengen. Lots of people stay in Lauterbrunnen; it’s much cheaper than Wengen and it has lots of places to stay.
Back in Wengen, here’s Sina’s pub & restaurant, scene of many a jolly evening out, and home of the best ribs & chicken in the Alps. It gets awful reviews on Tripadvisor, but everyone here seems to really like the place. I certainly do, but after all, it is a pub.
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