I think we can officially say that winter is here. We’ve had the first snowfalls down to lower altitudes and places in the mountains have more than 170% of the expected snow cover for this time of year. This provides us with perfect conditions to start our winter programme for Read more…
Ski touring in many ways is the original form of skiing. Long before ski lifts were invented the only way to ski was by hiking up a mountain to ski back down.
Slowly 2014 is drawing to a close and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of our members and followers a very happy Christmas and New Year period. Swiss Alpine Adventure (SAA) is a community of over 1500 members where friendships are made and experiences are shared, over Read more…
The new binding from Swiss manufacturer Fritschi has been hailed as a breakthrough in ski-touring bindings. It uses a pin system similar to that of Dynafit bindings to retain the toe and heel of your ski boot in the binding, but unlike the Dynafit binding it has the ability to Read more…
Avalanches scare the living sh!t out of me. The thought of being crushed under a mass of moving snow, having snow force it’s way into my lungs instead of oxygen and slowly suffocating entombed in something akin to cold concrete (if the trauma hasn’t killed me first) is absolutely horrifying. Read more…
The last couple of months are all a bit of a blur. We’ve run a number of courses, had a few day trips to the Jura and Aegeri and many of our now traditional Afterwork rides. Our road riders have been very active too with many an alpine pass scaled Read more…
As the saying goes “there are no friends on powder days”… I’ve heard this a few times and to be honest I think this attitude is complete and utter bullsh!t. Lately the saying has been floating around in my head as I’ve seen completely stupid behaviour when out and about 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…
As 2012 draws to a close and we are in the process of planning 2013 it’s time to look back at some of the many memories we shared during the year. If you’ve not been out with us in 2012, make it a new years resolution to join us in Read more…
This winter has been one of the worst in 60 years for snow here in Switzerland. Many areas have had only 35% or less of the average snow-cover for the time of year. Usually in January/February I am out on the snow 2-3 times a week. This year I have Read more…