Nendaz, Switzerland

... their first red runs in spite of the weather and did very well. By 3:30 we were back on the shuttle heading back to Nendaz. I took several photos but none turned out because of the conditions.   Dinner was served about 8:15, and it was Italian. ...

Last night, just after I posted the blog, Raphaël and Philippe Bernal decided to sculpt a mascot for our retreat. They piled up some of the snow in the sun terrace and made quite a creative snowman. There was lots of laughter asvarious people suggested ...

The weather was clearer this morning at the level of Nendaz. We started out at 11:00 and again took the shuttle to Siviez. When we arrived there a light snow was falling once again. This time 11 of us stayed together so we could take some group photos and ...

... mountains on either side. We got off the train in Sion and were met by Jean-Marc Vernaud who kindly drove us up to Nendaz (pronounced locally something like "nahndah"). It was quite a climb; we're not located at around 1400 meters (4500 ft) altitude. Our ...