We all arrived in Stechelberg tired after an early start. After meeting one of our regular guides we took four cable cars to get to the summit of the Schilthorn to be greeted by none other than James Bond himself. Schilthorn was Blofelds lair in the film “On her majesty’s Read more…
With the first real snowfall of the winter having just arrived it was time to drag the skis and boards out of the cellar and to head back into the mountains. Having checked the snowfall, avalanche report and weather forecast it looked like the upper Rhone Valley was the place Read more…
I’ve had the Val d’Anniviers on my radar for some skiing for quite a while now. We’ve explored the area a little on bikes and got the feeling that there had to be some great skiing during the winter. So, when I got the chance to go there just after Read more…
Once again Christmas has come and gone and we are looking into the new year. As usual we’ve been getting into the mountains as much as possible. Here in Switzerland it snowed most of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with perfect sunshine and blue skies for Dec 26th. Normally, St. Read more…
Here in Switzerland winter has started with a vengeance. Many areas of the Swiss Alps have 200% of the average annual snowfall for the time of year and we’ve been out enjoying the great early season conditions. There are still some rocks hidden just under the snow surface in many Read more…
Its been a while since I’ve done any kind of an update here. We’ve been a bit busy lately with organising group rides, adding some trails to the website, exploring new trails and we’re already starting to plan ahead for the winter!!! Face Book Group: There is a slow and Read more…
Its been three weeks since I wrote anything here. The weather has been quite changeable and for a while I even though the best of ski season was over. Two weeks ago we planned a ski tour in Graubunden but the avalanche risk was too high for the tour planned Read more…
This weekend showed exactly how much of a playground Switzerland is. I took a day off on Friday to go skiing, but plans fell through so I ended up sitting at home planning Saturdays adventures on Friday morning. Once I had a rough plan I decided I needed a dose Read more…
There was a lot of snow promised for the end of last week which didn’t really seem to materialise. Friday evening was spend studying weather forecasts and radar images of precipitation to try to figure out where the best snow would be. I couldn’t figure out where to go so Read more…
Its been snowing, some areas have had more then 50cm of snow in the last few days and its still coming! Fresh tracks in Bunni on Friday afternoon. Thats actually a ski piste! Looks more like a skinning trail on a ski tour! Unfortunately the visibility has been pretty bad. Read more…