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13th April 2009
Skiing: Murren Wind Direction: Wind Stength: light Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny periods Max Speed: Distance Covered:
We had a good run here to Murren in switzarland in our new van and even
christened the gas hob with a spam and egg fry up on the banks of the
pretty Lake Thunersee.We had to leave the van in Lauterbrunnen and take the
cable car and train to car free Murren which was incident free !!! We are
staying in the Alpina Hotel(abit fawlty Towers) but the staff and food
cannot be faulted and the view of the Eiger from our balcony is stunning
!!!
Now to the skiing,the drawback of the hotel is it's a bit of a hike to the
cable car, but after a good breakfast which included making rolls for lunch
we went to the big Schilthorn and made it to the Piz Gloria (2970m) famous
for James Bond film On her Majesty's Secret Service. So our first run of
the holiday was the black run off the top!! The only way down. We stayed
on the top section all day and the snow was pretty good considering the
mild conditions, only going slushy late in the afternoon. I tried some off
piste and only lost my skis once. All our knees held up pretty well!! The
only down side to the top section is the piste to the lower slope is closed
so we had to go down in the cable car. Another knackering walk back to the
hotel just in time to watch the paragliders soaring to the top of the
Jungfrau (4158m) opposite - brought back memories of my flying days - but I
was never good enough to get that high!
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