28th May 2008
The weather didn’t actually look very promising on Sunday but since I’d got a new pair of boots (some Raichle Mountain Trail GTX) I wanted to get out and try the boots. I’d been interested for a while in walking the ridge at La Berra, it’s a local ski station although I’ve not skied there for a couple of seasons, but the ridge dominates the local landscape and marks the start of the alpes as you travel East from the Jura.
22nd December 2005
La Berra is the closest station to home so it’s ideal for a few hours skiing. Mid-week of course there’s pretty much no one there so you have the pistes to yourself.
There’s a single (vintage) chairlift, a couple of buttons and a couple of t-bars.
25th February 2005
I left the house heading for La Berra the nearest ski station to home but on reaching the the junction to Schwarzsee I decided to go there, it only 45mins away but, in true Swiss style, far enough away that they speak another language (German, in case you’re wondering).
It’s so cold at the moment, I know everyone in the UK is under the impression its a “dry cold” but it’s not, it was -20′c when I arrived and that’s cold. Taking the shoes off to put ski boots on just drains heat from your feet.
Anyway, as the photo shows, the snow’s great still, there’s still plenty of fresh powder and the piste if good packed snow.
The pistes are just great, there’s some good steep slopes you can carve fast on, or, as fast as I can with my Zags.
It’s better to take the Zags where they belong which is powder of course. There’s a line down through the the meadows back to the car-park which is quite good fun.
My tracks go a little wide there when I realized I was coming up fast on those fence posts 
20th February 2005
Another trip to La Berra, a couple of weeks ago this was in good condition but we’ve had more snow and it’s now quite excellent. There’s some short off-piste sections through trees and glades which are really excellent at the moment. The next few shots show the sort of possibilities.
Looking down the hill:
And back up where I just came from:
