Planning a day trip with my soccer team this Thursday. They are decent skiers but it will be a day on piste. The toss-up ssems to be between Verbier and the Grands Montets (Zermatt lost out in early...

I'll stop your insinuations of bourgeoisie right there. Like you, I am a paysan vaudois who, in addition, lives in a small chalet at altitude. Which reminds me, we're overdue to get together for...

Ripz - where is open mid-week this week? I've a friend in town who wants to ski.

Chamonix didn't suck. Anyone thinking of going anywhere around here this weekend should pack for spring, though.

I'm taking every day off at present, but Thursday will be reserved for free skiing. We're heading to Chamonix, though.

I was at La Dole yesterday afternoon during the break in the weather. The top (offpiste) was frozen solid, lasting evidence of 150kph winds from earlier in the week. Lower down was nice, but only...

You do realise that the Verbier lift pass is going to cost more than double that, right? €20 is amazingly cheap for a bed in CH.

Most lifts are opening this weekend. Or officially:

Dès le samedi 13 décembre 2008, ouverture de :
Tout fonctionne entre Champéry et Les Crosets sauf: TK Louis - Baby Planachaux - TK Chapelle et...