This afternoon, my dad and I dressed up warm and went for a walk in the village. Temperature was manageable as long as there was no wind. As soon as the wind was blowing, you could feel the cold all the way to your bones.
Bravely we walked through the village to see what’s out there. First lot’s of ski trails. There has not been much snow so far so the station is using heavily canon to make snow and have some of the slopes open. I cannot help thinking about the cost that must represent to have so many canons working. At the same time a day of skiing will cost you around 100 dollars including ski rental. Somewhere it must square financially.
Like I mentioned, we happen to have an apartment right at the bottom of the slopes. Which is nice as you can spend your afternoon by the chimney watching people skiing.
The village is quite small and from the look and content could have been a Disney village. Mostly village is made of hotels or other housing to rent, and the traditional “apres ski”: restaurants, bars, shops, aquatic center, etc.
Weider lodge, where we stay
Winter scenes
The artificial lake, frozen in this season
In the summer I guess you can nicely sit around and enjoy the sun. In the winter you quickly have a look and rush back inside for a hot chocolate.
I have to say I like this idea that you can simply go down the ski slope straight into the village and drop your skis in front of the shop or restaurant. It’s the first time I’ve seen a valet parking for ski.
Roughly after 30min outside we rushed back in with red noses. That was enough cold for the moment.
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