Saturday:
Formation ski school training in the morning, home for lunch, working in the afternoon, ski tour race in the evening. Today the bus timetable in town was extended so there's no need to wait ages any more and you can do you food shopping after work and avoid carting it up the hill!
Sunday;
Last day of formation for the 13/14 season, telemark training all morning, home for lunch, working in the afternoon, Xavier De La Rue movie in the evening, late to bed having forgot to do my washing!
Monday:
Lie in, woohoo
Ski conditions on the hill are still relatively ok. Verbier was 13 degrees C today, and the slopes on the Savolyers side look barer than ever. Piste conditions remain similar to last week and the pisteurs are putting in lots of hard work to keep them going, with snow machines on most nights and shifting the snow around to repair areas in need. However, Chassoure Tortin is now closed, and many parts of the piste now have rocks and grass showing through. (I still can't understand why so many people are skiing around on fat skis with ABS bags on though. What do they know that no one else does? - maybe we don't need an answer to this one!)
And some positive news, snow is forecast for Thursday.
Quick review of the cinema screening on Sunday:
First we were treated to a preview of his steeps movie that is in the last stages of editing. This was incredible and, dare I say it, more exciting than anything I have seen yet, even some of the Andreas Fransson clips. Truly mental and 'bringing freeriding to the steep slopes' the highlight was a descent of the Lenzspitz, a ski that I dream of doing one day.
Next up was Mission Antarctica. This was a film documenting Xavier and friends trip to Antarctica to explore and board some steep lines. Not quite as exciting as the Steeps movie, but awesome. Super scenery, filming and animals, as well as some good riding.
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