4 in 2 and 3 for 3..the POW RETURNS!

So after a week of no snow it returned with a vengeance. The lower Valais and Bernese Oberland got hit with up to 3 feet for fresh pow. On Friday J, Alex, Al, and me headed to Champex Lac to catch the back end of the storm cycle...and it was on!

The ride there:

Germans do love cheese and bread for b-fast:

..and powder!



...capacity crowd on hand!


After scralping Champex it was time to head to Vichere which is on the same ticket about 30 minutes up the road. So we jumped in the car to find this :-)




The day was perfect until about 4:30 when we heard that there was an avalanche blocking the road to Lausanne. :-(

So we were stuck..so we waited and waited and waited..dig, dig, dig.....4+ hours later we escaped to meet KK and Jen in Lausanne.

That night I took a shower, drank a beer, and cuddled into bed with KK and J+Js praying the snow would be great again.

The next AM the storm had clear and it was off to Leysin with the full crew of Al, Tam, Tom, KK, and J. KK was all hyped up for mad pow.....so we had to find the goods...first run backside delivered for her:


..and Al too!

J??? Yup!


WOOOHOOO!!!

After 3 laps down the backside it was decision time and KK call G3. G3 was closed all morning and it looked like the clouds had lifted to deliver. After a 30 minute rip over to G3 it was on again....and when I mean on..I mean EPIC SNOW!!!!
KK:





Tom:



J:


G:

Unbelievable...over the head, face shots, WOOOHOOO!!! Top 3 days of a great 08/09.
That night I headed to Bern to meet up with Paul, Pedro, and Rob and KK stayed with the Lausanne crew.
Sunday was a repeat, but a little more tracked. I got to G3 around 12 and was able to make a few laps with Tam, Tom, and KK.

As I always say...more to come...but it will be tough to top this one!