
So with this background it seems the duty of all self respecting non Swiss residents to ski whenever possible.


But here is the progress so far ...
First generation 9 LED white GU10 bulb from Do It ALL
And the winner is this low volatge bulb
The main purpose of the boarding was of course to try out Agatas brand new Salomon Optima snowboarding boots. For over 2 years she has put up with painful boots so we decided it was time for a change.
I am happy to report that Optima has been rated "as comfortable as a pair of slippers" so this is praise indeed.
Having skipped lunch we packed in all the boarding we thought necessary by early afternoon and then turned out attention to our new TSL snowshoes.
We had thought that boarding was getting a shade easy so the new plan might be to walk up mountains on snoewhoes and then board down. Today was a beta test of just snowshoes (i.e. no snowboards) ... Er it was rather difficult.
After an extensive survey of local shops that sell showshoes we chose TSL 305 shoes. These have a metal clip at the back to change the angle at which your boot will rest, some new designs are plastic.
The bindings are large enough to hold walking boots or snowboarding boots.We wore our snowboarding boots as this is what we would have to use in practice. I continued to wear my padding and skintight ski race trousers which severely restricted my movement. So after about 2 hours or moaning (which Agata took very well) we climbed the 600 metres to the top of the chair lift. We did feel like heroes, but it is clear that we must get rather fitter if walking up to board down is really going to work in the future.
To finish off we thought we would relax in the Ovronnaz thermal baths. What a treat! There are 2 outdoor and 1 indoor toasty hot pools to choose from as well as the usual compliment of Saunas and SPA facilities. The water is specially composed like this Whether you believe that makes a difference it's great to relax in after a relatively tough day.
And so another great weekend, next week England!
118 inches or 300cm in length
Hatchback, and rear seats fold to provide the only luggage space.
Has Satnav and Air Conditioning
Compact differential, under seat fuel tank, super thin seats, rear angled shock absorbers all designed to maximise in cabin space.
And in less interesting news:
The super ugly Subaru Impreza was there
The Ferrari concessions store was almost as large as the stand
I went back in time and found a Volkwagen Scirocco
Audi had a single R8 enclosed so nobody could get close to it. There were 3 in our local Audi showoom recently, come on Audi!
I forgot to find the muscular, macho but capable Nissan GT-R
For people who really like waiting several years for cars that might never even be manufactured you'd be interested to see many concept cars from Honda, Renault,
There were a staggering number of premieres of cars ... listed here
I quite liked the Mini JCW Cooper S and the Clubman, but no DSG and no 4wd
Oh ... but on the "I can't believe you missed this out" feature list