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For the second time in as many days, I was woken early from my slumber. Yesterday it was the postman with a parcel for Val, and this morning the unmistakable howl of a storm got me out of bed earlier than I might have liked. A quick look at the online ski map revealed the effect of the storm on the skiing.

There’s nothing operating at all, which is a great shame as the village is full of weekend visitors. The camera at the top of the Lauberhorn showed the snow blowing around in the wind.

Val was due to meet a pal for coffee in the village, so she ventured out. Large branches are down, and some of the paths are a bit of a mess.

These föhn storms can be quite violent, but they are usually short lived. We’ll be off up to the Alpine Hotel later, so hopefully the worst will have passed by then.