Today was a very good day. It was cold, it was sunny and it was epic. A word we will return to more than once this season I think…

So we won’t bore you with details, but suffice to say it started with temperatures of about minus 8 in town and although high cloud came over later, it was a cracking day to be up the mountain.

We have brought you a few blogs from the hallowed ground of the ice-rink before, and that’s because we think the ice karting is amazing. Admittedly sometimes it all gets terribly competitive and occasionally there is a bit of espionage with karts mysteriously losing power (Kev, we can keep that between us) but it’s a great way to spend a few hours and pretend you’re good at driving…

This time an elite team took on all-comers – Ben, Tony and Laura represented Performance with Laura getting behind the wheel of the newly designed Performance kart – sporting new livery after the Kermit green paint job started looking dated. So now we have one that has flames down the side. Whether it goes any faster as a result is a moot point, but it looks pretty.

So if you fancy something a bit different when you’re in Verbier then get in touch with Karting Extreme Verbier and ask Kev about getting the kart with the flames up the side (and perhaps have a quiet chat about fixing the race – everything’s negotiable).

Yes, it’s snowed – but sadly when our crack team of photographers got going it was decidedly cloudy. The sort of cloudy that makes you want to make an excuse, say flat light makes you feel dizzy and then go to the pub.

However, if you’re interested in how much snow we had in the last storm (and we know you are) we think about 20cm, although there’s been quite a bit of wind up there and it’s been blowing around a bit. So there are some pretty impressive wind lips around the place.

It’s Friday, so we thought you’d like a little escapism…

So after everyone banging on about how good the snow is in Bruson Lucas and I went to check. And you know what? It’s epic up there. Not only stunning views and a nice new bubble lift, but the snow is really amazing. REALLY amazing

Not enough? Well it’s going to snow tomorrow again. Not loads but enough to make everything pretty and to make sure the pistes are still in good nick.

Meanwhile, enjoy the six stunning landscapes below (and the one of not very many people at the top of the chair lift) and we’ll let you know what happens soon…

Yes, after a lot of people panicking that we haven’t got enough snow we’ve finally had a few heavy snow falls and yesterday was yet another. So we enjoyed another glorious white-out in the knowledge that about 20cm of snow was falling all around us…

And sure enough the clouds parted at about midday and revealed a pretty impressive collection of views.

The good news is that Verbier is almost all open. Lower slopes are getting a bit icy and polished towards the end of the day but the whole mountain is open, with Tortin open but all the other itineraries having been closed until today – looks like col des Mines, Vallons D’Arbi and Mont glee are being prepared as we type this (8.20 am).

In fact it’s all in good condition for this time of year – the issue is probably that after a few massive winters we’ve a all forgotten what normal New year snow cover looks like…

Meanwhile Felix has been skiing Bruson – enjoy the video.

Yes, the news we’ve been waiting for – snow is forecast for verbier and we *should* have a decent dump of fresh for Christmas.

So depending on which snow report you read, Verbier is getting between 20 and 30 centimeters over the next 48 hours. Not exactly a frightening storm but much needed and a decent enough fall.

In other news the Verbier pistes are still open up too but the itineraries are closed. Hopefully this fall will change that. The 4 Valleys connections are open as is the Mont Fort Sector.

The new Bruson lift has also started rolling but the Bruson pistes remain shut waiting for new snow to open them up. Fingers crossed again.

Finally the top lift at Savoleyres is now open and although it’s not a huge ski area the pistes are quiet and in great condition with no queues so all good. And that’s where we are right now. Looks alright eh?