I arrived in Switzerland after a mammoth 18 hour journey to be met by a freash dump of snow. The first day was cloudy with poor visibility so we decided to have a leisurly start with some tobogann runs to savour being in the mountians. The following day the sun was out so we picked up the serviced kit and broke in the snow legs. We spent the day at a small ski area called Rothwald. It only has two t-bars and 4 pistes but it has access to some great freeriding in amongst the trees.
On the third day we drove to Visperterminen, 20 minutes away. Again a small area, more extensive than Rothwald but still rarely busy. I have been there before but although we had great snow there was n’t enough low down. This time however it was great to be able to explore through the trees lower down, which on there day will offer some great freeriding.
In preperation for New Years Eve, we headed to Rosswald with the toboganns. A bottle of champagne later and we were hurtling down the mountain in hysterics.
A late start on New Years Day and the sun was shining. We headed up to the Simplon Pass and were greeted with a steady 12 knts. We snowboarded down to the bottom of the pass to set the kites up. We had a great 2 hour session with patches of untouched snow. The wind was solid and in a great direction for climbing over the nearest hill and bombing back down. At the end of the session I fortunately managed to climb back to the van, very nearly shredding the kite on a tree as I squeezed it into a tight landing spot. Close.
Here are some pictures from New Years day along with a shot of the hotel. Not a bad way to start the year.
