{"id":12806,"date":"2024-02-29T15:20:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12806"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:20:10","slug":"windy-very-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12806","title":{"rendered":"Windy, very busy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the first properly nice day for a while, so we headed up the hill this morning. The train was quiet, and we had high hopes for a good morning on the slopes with plenty of skiing. It wasn\u2019t to be. Things started well enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-1024x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-1024x750.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-768x562.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-1536x1125.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-2048x1499.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4380-410x300.jpeg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, a strong wind from the south caused the closure of one of the main chairlifts, meaning that all the skiers were confined to an area of about half the usual size. This led to huge queues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-1024x712.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-1024x712.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-2048x1423.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4381-432x300.jpeg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a long break for coffee, hoping that the wind would subside. It didn\u2019t, so eventually we headed back to Wengen. Val has her yoga class this afternoon, so we didn\u2019t really mind being back a bit early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the first properly nice day for a while, so we headed up the hill this morning. The train was quiet, and we had high hopes for a good morning on the slopes with plenty of skiing. 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