It rained a lot last night, and this is not generally a good thing for the snow. But the sun was out this morning so we ventured up the hill.
Anything north facing was rock hard.
Sugar-coated Mönch and Eiger.
But as the day wore on and the sun got to work the snow softened, and we had a really good ski after lunch.
We had a few beers when we got back to the village, but it’ll be a quiet night in tonight, as the season starts tomorrow with a big party in the Crystal bar.
Not much happening today, it’s damp and mild. We do our shopping & cleaning and go out for a few beers before having dinner.
At home we have a new friend who waits by our door.
Gloomy today, not many people went skiing.
We did our shopping and sat in the Crystal bar drinking coffee and chatting. Slow day! Forecast is for rain or snow tonight, nobody knows which it will be but everyone has an opinion.
It’s another lovely day, and the weekend crowds are all gone. We have the cable car to ourselves.
Pistes are empty, and there’s not a cloud in the sky.
Val has been invited to the village Pilates class tonight, guess I’ll have to wait for her in the pub! One more pic from this afternoon.
Xmas decorations went up last night.
Another lovely sunny day today, kids having fun on the ice.
View to the south, showing the ski runs back to the village. These won’t open until next weekend.
It’s Saturday, and the first proper day of the ski season here in the Bernese Oberland. Everyone who owns a pair of skis will be up here (and that’s basically the whole population), so it’s a good day for us to go down to the great metropolis of Interlaken and get some shopping.
We buy coat hangers and pillows, shampoo and whisky, scissors and sellotape, a yoga mat and chocolate, and of course food. It’s another lovely day – warm and sunny in the mountains but a bit colder down in the valley where the sun doesn’t shine much at this time of year.
In the village, more bars opened last night and next week should see most of the hotels opening. A few of our neighbours arrived yesterday too, so it’s beginning to feel a bit more festive.
Lovely day today, we walk up to the village and sort out a locker for the year. Train up to Scheidegg and nice lunch at the Bahnhof.
Scheidegg is very quiet.
Val on Arven.
And on the Lauberhorn.
Follow