Warming up

Val’s ski school team were curling last night. Here she is with Alice.

It’s less cold today, only about minus 20 at Scheidegg first thing this morning. We got the Lauberhorn lift up to the summit and skied the black run down to the restaurant Grindelwaldblick.

After Val finished work we all skied down to Aspen for a lovely lunch. Beers in Rocks to finish off, and tonight we’re round to Paul and Hayley’s for dinner.

Colder

Minus 16 when Val left for work this morning. I hooked-up with Hayley and Paul and we went up to Männlichen. Astonishingly cold up there, but very good skiing.

We pottered round to Scheidegg and met Val for lunch, then we had a cruise down to Brandegg for hot chocolate before skiing back to the village. 

Cold

It was minus 10 when we got home from the pub last night, and this morning it’s even colder. The fog is much thinner than yesterday though, so I met Paul and Hayley and we caught the train up to Scheidegg. We had a good ski around the area. What this picture doesn’t show is the cold.

We met Val at lunchtime and had hotdogs in the tipi. While we were eating the weather changed and it got even colder with snow. Any plans for further skiing were abandoned at this point. We stayed in the tipi for a while and caught the train back down to the village.

Paul and Hayley 

We waved goodbye to the Barrs last night, and simultaneously welcomed Paul and Hayley. Drinks in Rocks. 

Justin was determined to get into this snap.

This morning we sorted out all the equipment and had as much of a ski as the chilly and foggy weather permitted. Val was working up at Scheidegg and she came back looking like a little ice cube.

Uptown Lights 

Super evening out last night with our buddies Ibe and Beves aka Uptown Lights. 

We were up early this morning and off to Männlichen we went. It was foggy in the village but the cable car took us above the clouds and it was lovely at the top. 

As you can see from the picture the cloud was sitting in the valley so we stayed high. I have new skis today which are absolutely wonderful. They have day-glow soles.

Adrian and Helen left for home this afternoon, have a good journey guys.

Back on the train

It’s time for Jane, Philip and Richard to get on the train and find their way back to the UK via Basel and Paris. We go with them as far as Interlaken. 

Have a good trip guys, hope to see you back here next season.

We did some shopping and returned to the village. It’s another gloomy day – Andy next door had been skiing but came home soon after as the visibility was so poor. A lazy day for us then.