Sunday, March 25, 2007

It snowed again. Cool, eh? The locals didn't seem to think so. I can't understand why. I like snow, and I think that being cold, wet and miserable is a small price to pay.

I got all inspired and went for a stroll in the nearby forest with my camera.




Maybe if I pull hard enough...

Fulenbach by Snow




Walking the Dogs

Enchanted Forest




More snow,

more trees.

That's it. Just pics this time. Makes for easy reading - and easy writing. Cool nonetheless.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Today's post is brought to you by the letter 'S', for Snow (it snowed), Skiing (we went skiing), Switzerland (that's here), Slack bloggers (that's me), and other things that start with S.

This is my house a month or two ago when it snowed. There was only a few centimeters, but enough to make everything cold and white for a few days after which it melted and drained away, and that was the winter.

Normally winter in Switzerland makes more of an effort. It dumps snow on everything, freezes lakes, stops traffic, blocks passes, and at the very least puts on a decent show. I think that this year winter couldn't be bothered. Maybe it caught a cold.

I went skiing with a sport group in Fulenbach a couple of weekends back to a place called SanerMöser. Considering that it's one of the worst skiing years on record, we still managed to get a half-day of skiing dirty, patchy slushy snow. 'nuff talk. More show.

En-route


Rather be inside than out...

The crew...


End of day 1. Towards evening it begins to snow, and continues through the night. Next morning it is still snowing. The wind has picked up, and they've closed the main gondola. After considering our many options, we agree it is best to return home.


Evening

When it rains it snows


...and snows.

Across the valley.


And that was the end of that.