Skiing Verbier in Hurricane Andrea

I’ve posted a few photos of the skiing during the Andrea storm on January 6th. (Please like this page of mine!) This is the second storm to hit us hard this season, leaving fallen trees everywhere on forest trails. I’ve added a small hand saw to the pack, along with the shovel, probe and everything else.

I awoke this morning to see a small orb rising. What is it? Thank Thor, I think it’s the sun, not seen in these parts for quite some time. Blue bird days ahead says Swiss Meteo. We are over 200% of normal snowfall this early January. The skiing has been very good even though the winds have been howling. It seems our valleys are well enough sheltered from the winds that the snow is still wonderfull to ski. Though visibility has been low, the tree skiing has been very good. I almost skied right over a car the other day!!!

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About Hans Solmssen

I am a professional mountain guide living in Verbier, Switzerland. I grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii after my father moved to Hawaii to teach at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. He created a horse program at this high school, located in the middle of the largest, privately owned cattle ranch in the US. Horses were a major part of my life, even playing polo for a few years. I moved to northern Vermont to go to school, and discovered skiing. Little did I know, this would become my life's passion: guiding friends and clients over the mountains around the world on skis and foot. I moved to Verbier, Switzerland in 1982, and entered the Swiss guide's program in '88. I received my UIAGM "pin" 3 years later in 1991. I have two kids, Anya and Kevin.

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