Snowboarding and Pool

Day: 6

I climb out of my top bunk, glance out the window and guess what? Thats Right! Another spectacular day for snowboarding and breathing that beautiful alpine air. I woke up a little late so I skipped breakfast, threw on some snow cloths, grabbed my board and made a straitline to the train up to the ski lifts. I grabbed a couple of crousaints and a banana at the market to eat on the gondola and headed up.

This was the best day for snowboarding yet. It was clear and dry, the only complaint was that it was slightly on the cold side (15 F). But really, who am I to complain. I ended up spending all four hours of my half day pass on the mountain, then headed down to grab some groceries and a bottle of wine for dinner. I spent an hour finishing up “Wicked”, then took a little catnap because I knew it would be a good night because we were headed to town for a pool competition.

Some new friends, James and Dave, and I headed up to compete in a friendly pool game with an assortment of local Brits, Aussies, and French. Needless to say for those of you that have seen me play pool that I was out in the first round, yet I didn’t stress because my 5 franc ($4) entry fee included my first beer. I spent the next hour or two just drinking a few beers and visiting with everyone who is up here working through the snow season. A little buzzed, I took a slow walk back to my hostel for the end of another beautiful Swiss day.