Avalanche Course
Posted on | December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment
We had a fun day in the snow Saturday. A snow pit analysis on the slopes of Mt.Gele revealed lots of facets under the Sahara sand from the foehn event before this last snow fall. We skied some powder lines on soft grass, and even dipped into the lovely Vallon D’Arbi. As the sun set, we buried a few transceivers, highlighting the difficulties of searching and skiing in the dark!
It is raining now in Verbier, snowing from 2200 meters (Ruinettes). The forcast calls for colder temperatures tonight, then snow to the valley floors tomorrow. It does not look like we will get much fresh, but this rain may be a good thing for us, creating a real solid base for the coming winter. Wednesday could be a superb day for skiing, before the next front moves in Wednesday evening.
Sunset skin over Col des Mines
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December 7th, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
Thanks for showing us around your backyard Hans! Learnt a lot and got to experience a small part of Verbier just for ourselves. Skiing through the fading light down towards the village was certainly unique – although I was sure you had overnight snow caves in mind at one point! Thanks again for a great and memorable day.