Skiing high and low

Sara is making dramatic progress in her skiing each day and David keeps getting exhausted from tightening his boots at high altitude. It is indeed a humbling experience to ski at 3900 m – the highest slopes in Cervinia / Zermatt – since every move makes you gasp for air.
Generally the pistes are excellent – some of the best “carving areas” we have seen – and the difference in altitude is breathtaking. The longest run we’ve tried so far is almost 2000 m from top to bottom (in altitude difference!). Admittedly we had to stop and rest a couple of times on the way down.

Cervinia

Wouldn’t you agree that ski resorts are always fascinating? A slightly bizarre combination of old local mountain tradition and mass tourism. Cervinia – our choice for this ski trip – is fairly genuine with a small church and a pedestrian high street with a decent selection of shops and bars. The town is located in a stunningly beautiful valley surrounded by dramatic alps all around. Tallest of them all is Matterhorn with an imposing 4478 m.