A string of storms and changing temperatures has created a compact base for the coming season.  40cms of snow lie above 2300 meters here in Verbier, and the week’s forecast calls for mild temperatures in these hills. That will melt all the lower elevations…

We escaped the valley fog today, enjoying the intensity and heat of bright, alpine light for the afternoon. What a feeling to be perched above the darkness, wandering the ridges and bowls above Les Attelas.