I know, it’s still August – well, until tomorrow. But I’ve just looked at the webcams and it’s been snowing up top. Which seems good with Autumn about to take over for a bit. Perhaps we’re in for a big winter though – could it be a sign…? (I know. Probably not. But it’s still cool).

 

A few rumours have started to circulate that Verbier’s top venue for getting beer in your ski boots was closing.

But don’t panic – it’s just a bit of a refurb whilst the boys chase a leak that’s coming from the old floor of the bar. So despite the alarming number of skips outside the place and the loss of some heavily booze-soaked furniture, it’ll be back and ready for the new season.

Which is only about 10 weeks away if we open in early November like usual…

 

Yes, after The Failed Trip to La Chaux last week we went back to see what we could see and check up on this weird new igloo restaurant that they’re building at Col de Gentianes. And we discovered it’s taking shape. And the shape is round. And that one of the Gentianes lifts has glass floors and they rock.

Felix has been doing a wee bit editing and the result is another Powder Extreme video with lots and lots of powder turns. Only 80 days till lifts open…

Yes. La Chaux. I mean it’s always sunny isn’t it? Nice open pistes in the winter, always time for a cheeky coffee on the terrace at Dahu, Bec des Roses towering over you and blazing sun. You can even nip up to Col des Gentianes on the Jumbo to look at the spectacular view.

Well, I thought it was a good idea, so we hopped on the lift and headed over. Where it was as cloudy as you like.

So instead of going to look at the non-existant view up top we shot back down, got on a bus, discovered you get free WiFi on Verbier busses now (I know, I was amazed too) and went up to Savoleyres. Where the cloud hunted us down like dogs.

Still, it was fun. And it looked like this:

 

I know if you don’t live in Switzerland it’s hard to believe, but it gets very, very hot here in the summer. Very hot indeed.

And today underlined that point because, at times, the temperature today in Le Chable exceeded the temperature of the sun.

Ok. That’s an exaggeration. But down at the Gouille (which is a whopping gravel pit that was flooded years ago) it was scorching. I heard that it was 33°C in the valley this afternoon.

We’d like to make it clear, however, we are not complaining. It can carry on as long as out wants. Until October anyway.