Paul & Hayley arrived last night, so we’re off up the hill this morning to enjoy the sunshine that’s forecast. It was actually a bit cloudy early on.
But pretty soon the sun won its battle with the clouds and we had a glorious day’s skiing.
The sun softens the snow in the afternoon at this time of year, so we enjoyed the last rays on the Silberhorn terrace in the village.
Quiz tonight, cross your fingers for us.
It’s a stunning day here in the Swiss Alps, warm and sunny. We’re off to Interlaken for shopping.
Popped into the Indian to sort a few things out for next week, and repaired a tear in Val’s ski jacket. Very productive day.
Lovely curry last night, followed by a visit to the Tanne bar.
The rain has all gone, so we had a good ski today around the Lauberhorn.
Really warm back in the village this afternoon. Drinks on the Silberhorn terrace before we waved goodbye to Adrian and Helen.
No skiing today – it’s raining and there’s nothing worse than being up a mountain when you’re soaking wet. The weather isn’t bad news for everyone though, the shops have sales at this time of year and they do very well on wet days.
Curry tonight, looking forward to it.
Last night was the dinner for the participants in the curling competition. As Val participated we get an invite. Nice dinner and all the teams get a prize. Here are Val’s colleagues from Altitude ski school.
And Colin’s team from Rocks.
This moring was a bit grey but at least it wasn’t snowing. We skied in the trees where the visibility was a bit better and had a leisurely lunch at the smart new hotel down at Aspen.
Duo Centrale tonight at Rocks.
It snowed all night and most of today. The clear-up operation began early this morning.
All the trains were running late, and the big electronic board that shows which lifts are open wasn’t working at all. To top things off we had a minor earthquake last night while we were in the Sunstar.
It’s payday for ski instructors, so Val has to be at Scheidegg to collect her wages. It looked like a ghost town.
Stop press: it’s chucking it down again.
Another great result in the quiz last night – we won it on a tie-break. Drinks all round.
It was snowing a bit when we left for Scheidegg this morning. We met Adrian & Helen for coffee then caught the train up to Eigergletcher to have lunch. The storm came in while we were eating. The railway company has some pretty good machinery to clear the tracks.
Back down at Scheidegg it was like the end of the earth. All the lifts closed.
We headed back to Wengen without further ado.
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