It’s been a little while since Verbier felt springlike and just about as long since we had a blue sky powder day. But the two turned up together yesterday and its definitely something we could get used to…

Performance retained the annual bowling trophy last night by a whisker. A very thin lucky whisker at that.

We had storming performances at the end from – notably from Bond and Hetti – but I think it’s safe to say Kent, Toby Olly, Stu and Moray dragged us over the line in the second and third sets.

And the result was we came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Cynics might point out we’d drunk a lot more beer and eaten a lot of pizza around the time the tide turned. Who would have thought a drink and a bit of food would prove so effective for the Performance team…

Thanks everyone – especially Powder Extreme who frankly at one point looked like they were going to spank us. Felix, Anders, Ben and Mikey were on fire at one point. Unlucky guys.

I’m afraid the cloud is coming this afternoon and sadly for anybody expecting powder it might be a bit cloudy with no real reward. But cross your fingers and it might be good…

Ok, I know we should bang the drum about Verbier and how great it is. And it is great. But never forget the Four Valleys. Because they rock.

We’ve been over at Greppon Blanc and the conditions are fantastic. I know the drag lift saps a little price of your soul but the piste (and stuff at the sides) more than makes up for it.

So get your piste map put and explore.

You know what? Bruson is a great place to ski. I know you all probably know it but we took a trip over yesterday and it was amazing – OK the lifts are slow and the restaurant action isn’t exactly breathtaking but crikey the pistes are good. As Lucas would concur. So roll in the new lift next season…