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Another sunny day, and by lunchtime we’re feeling distinctly over dressed. We ski back to the village and cool off. Val got some nice shots of the Jungfrau on her way round to Beanie’s this afternoon.

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Very cold again this morning, but the sun is shining so up we go. At this time of year the sun takes its time coming over the mountain, so you can be skiing in bright sunshine one moment and plunged into darkness the next. 

Val’s lunch is described as a steak sandwich. Biggest sandwich I ever did see. 

Absolutely gorgeous this afternoon. 

Cruising home. 

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Colder still today, and Val has an actual cold so we stay in the village. The sun came out after lunch. Wengen is back to normal now that the racers have left.

Kids having their lessons. 

Ran into Beanie and the girls at the ice rink.

The clouds are rolling in and we’ll have more snow tonight. 

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It was minus 12 when we got up this morning, but we went up to Mannlichen anyway and had coffee. After skiing for a bit it became obvious that we needed to lose some altitude to avoid the worst of the cold. We skied down to a hamlet called Aspen above Grindelwald. The route goes through the forest and across bridges and roads.

We had some nice warmimg soup at Aspen, then caught the bus to Grindelwald where we could get a lift back to the top.

Back at Männlichen it was even colder than this morning, and it started to snow. We managed one run before we headed for the warmth of the cable car station.

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The weather’s much better today, and we’re off to see the slalom. Packed stadium.

Great view of the course. Slalom is a much better spectator sport than downhill.

Everyone has a flag to wave as the competitors approach the finish. Our boy Dave Ryding came 12th, beating all the Swiss racers in the process.

After the race the spectators all catch the train down to Lauterbrunnen, and the village will return to normal. Sunday night is quiz night.

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It snowed all night, and this morning the council had to dig the village out.

There’s 18 inches of new snow on the race course. The racers reach speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour, and they need a hard, icy surface. It’s just not safe with so much soft snow, so regrettably the race is cancelled. 

No race doesn’t mean no party, so the festivities start early. These girls are part of a huge brass band. 

And here’s the whole band playing. 

Slalom tomorrow, featuring Dave Ryding from Manchester.

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Lots of fresh snow this morning and we’re off to see the race. It’s tricky getting photos of the skiers, but here’s Andreas Zampa from Slovakia coming down the hill. We came down on the train with him and his brother Adam a couple of days ago.

Carnival atmosphere in the stadium – it’s just a huge party.

Niels Hintermann from Hausen won the race. A Swiss winner is yet another excuse for a party tonight.