February 2016

20160202 173244 2 Feb - Since I go right past it, I stop at Aligro to price the coffee... 20160202 173912 The eggplants look nice but they aren't a great bargain! 20160204 093005 4 Feb - Light on the distant Alpes Vaudoises 20160205 112128 5 Feb - Poma to the freeride area at Zinal
20160205 112133 Said freeride area 20160205 130328 View from the pique-nique room- Weisshorn! 20160205 131033 Weisshorn from the front of the restaurant at Sorebois 20160205 133643 And the Weisshorn from the cable car up from Grimentz
20160205 142800 Bec des Bossons in the afternoon 20160205 143027 Almost voluptuous shapes! 20160205 143031 and profound contrasts! 20160206 112642 6 Feb - a short skin up la Piste du Diable
20160206 123159 Snowshed and le Merdasson 20160206 123202 Cog railroad train on its way up 20160206 125002 A short ski down, then a short skin back up 20160206 125018 Possibly my first selfie.
20160208 100020 8 Feb - crocus making a show in Bern 20160208 120018 Snowdrops too 20160208 120603 Skis parked in the umbrella stand at the Mittelstrasse Migros store 20160209 081442 9 Feb - the town loading kids' skis by the garbage can up to Rochers de Naye
20160210 101447 10 Feb - a trip up to see what's what 20160210 101538 Nothing's running and everything's closed! 20160210 101600 Snow is good but... 20160210 101608 there had been some wind.
20160211 093143 11 Feb - back at Aligro tubs of cheap sauerkraut - I rethink my plan to make more at home 20160211 192834 Dinner of roast chicken, coco beans and rice... 20160211 192844 with seedlings in the background 20160212 081413 12 Feb - a cold storm leaves a bathtub ring...
20160212 081429 around Lake Geneva. 20160212 081932 A very white Cubly 20160212 091131 Early Valentine's Day gifts from SBB 20160212 145306 Snow starts in afternoon - view through the office at UniL
20160212 145430 The campus becomes a B&W photo. 20160212 145436 The flakes are big and thick... 20160212 145711 falling out of the sky. 20160212 192753 That evening we go to Killko's chalet in Nendaz
20160212 192805 It is completely different! 20160212 192905 Killko and Christine in their new kitchen. 20160212 192847 Fireplace is gone, replaced by iTV and wood stove. 20160212 192836 Dining room with new furniture
20160212 194136 Preparing for a fondue 20160212 194141 The perfect dinner for a snowy night! 20160213 074438 13 Feb - early morning waiting for the bus up to the gondola 20160213 143007 mid-afternoon below the Pas de Chassoure
20160213 143011 Nice now, but shortly thereafter we were socked in and skiing by feel. 20160213 163948 Late afternoon - snow returned and people put socks on their tires! 20160215 185641 15 Feb - the old vacuum died. Long live the old vacuum! Welcome to the new vacuum! 20160215 191458 Welcome too to lemon-ginger cookies!!
20160215 191522 and awesome moussaka! 20160215 191810 Triple-X food porn!! 20160216 115114 16 Feb - election posters in La Tour de Peilz 20160216 115153 Ian, Vivi and Val could live here!
20160216 115320 The Temple in the middle of town 20160216 190403 My first piece of returned mail - a Swiss ballot sent to Nikki 20160217 124753 17 Feb - David's extremely compressed sandwich at the Cabane de Bella Tola 20160217 125813 calling Amélie in Montréal when it is cold and gloomy
20160217 125823 Not like that here however! 20160217 125512 resized me at lunch break 20160217 130936 David pushing back from a quick lunch. 20160217 140633 Weisshorn from the top of Bella Tola itself
20160217 155845 Late afternoon panorama from Col d'Ombrintze I 20160217 155848 Late afternoon panorama from Col d'Ombrintze II 20160217 155851 Late afternoon panorama from Col d'Ombrintze III 20160217 155855 Late afternoon panorama from Col d'Ombrintze IV
20160217 155857 Late afternoon panorama from Col d'Ombrintze V 20160218 090757 18 Feb - election posters in Renens 20160218 090838 The UDC initiative elicits strong reactions 20160219 184303 19 Feb - beef stew from some frozen meat found in the freezer
20160221 092424 21 Feb - Flaschen near Leukerabad 20160221 092432 Curvaceous parking lot 20160221 110322 Single track from the top (not mine9 20160221 133320 Mid-station with Trubelstock behind
20160221 133402 Henriette, David's niece and god-daughter, with David 20160224 101547 24 Feb - very small people preparing to ski at Rochers de Naye 20160224 101553 Decent snow but off limits due to derailled cable 20160224 105025 tracks next to Jaman
20160224 121626 Untracked but not powder on the Piste de Diable 20160224 141141 Looking down on Paccots 20160224 121633 Weather moving in 20160224 141825 Shelter at Paccot
20160226 103216 26 Feb - lift line at Zinal 20160226 134859 The awesome Piste de Chamois 20160226 142448 Switching over at Grimentz 20160226 162932 Vin chaud offert!
20160227 140053 27 Feb - everyone including Christine is coming to GVA 20160227 140127 Buses to go to Chamonix and other resorts in France. DSCN6117 28 Feb Sunset DSCN6119 Above Noville
DSCN6120 Down lake DSCN6123 Better DSCN6124 and better DSCN6125 and better
DSCN6126 A suitable end to the month!