SnowSlider - Blogging From the mountains by ise

There’s an amount of snow forecast over the next few days, it was forecast to start last night and it was good to see the first instalment arrived as scheduled with a few cm of snow overnight. The cloud though dropped into the valley and has just hung there all day as you can see on the photographs. It’s still pretty cold which is a good sign I think, this new snow should stick around and I think it’s shaping up to be a great week.


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Grimentz

Hotel Cristal is near the lifts in Grimentz, it’s a modern hotel with good service and nice rooms.

Book the Hotel Cristal, Grimentz online.

Zinal

The Pointe de Zinal is the first hotel you see on arriving in Zinal and is a few metres from the lift and the centre of the village.

Book the Pointe de Zinal online.

Leysin

The Hotel Orchidées is situated right next to one of the train stops in Leysin making it perfect if you’re arriving on public transport.

Book the Hotel Orchidées, Leysin online.

I’ve stood on the other side of the valley a couple of times recently and wondered about doing this route, it’s pretty short but I’ve not been over the Basset de Lona before, I’ve been over by Lac Lona, the Diablon and Sassiniere etc and skied from those places to the Lac de Moiry Barrage. Like all the lines in that area this starts from the top of the lift system at Grimentz and goes to the Col des Becs de Bosson, from there it drops to the Lac Lona. The descent to the Lac Lona was breakable crust with isolated pockets of transformed snow, so skiable but awkward in places.

Google Earth Track File


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Basically just a lunch trip up to the cabane des Becs des Bosson, it’s near Grimentz and reached by a short climb and traverse around the Becs des Bosson. The guardienne has a neat memory trick, not only recognising me but recalling where I’d sat last time I was there and what I’d ordered which I think is pretty remarkable.


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