Skiing and Snowboarding around the Monte Rosa

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March 8th 2018

Published: March 12th 2018

Living in Switzerland close to Interlaken on the Lake Thun it sounds crazy to go skiing somewhere else than in front of our doorstep. But, well, a day of "only" skiing in Switzerland for two people costs about the same as a day skiing in Italy including accomodation, sauna and food. And sometimes it is just great to escape your daily life for a few days, isn't it? So that is what we did. For 5 day... Read Full Entry

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Nina+Markus

holamundo

Hola mundo! - We are Nina and Markus. We are from Lake Thun/Switzerland and we are outdoor junkies. Whenever possible we spend our time travelling, climbing, ice-climbing, trekking or snowboarding/skiing. However, our life has turned completely when we met our spiritual master Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda in the year 2013. In the meantime we try to travel to places where he is (and gives blessings to people) as often as possible. From travelling in the outside because we were searching for something, we are now travelling for meeting him, enjoying his presence and travelling "inside". It ... full info

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lovely landscape - we could jump over these roofs

relique gondola

not comfortable but we loved the old fashioned style :-) - and it is still working!

stunning valleys

in the evening on the gondola - it was getting cold :-)

walking through Alagna

mountain beauty around the Monte Rosa

little break in a hut

mountain beauty around the Monte Rosa

can you spot the helicopter?

stunning valleys

Punta Jolanda, Gressoney

best hut and great views!

cozy mountain hut

mountain beauty around the Monte Rosa

Valsesia

on the skilift

happy snowboarder

the german translation is hilarious!!!!!!!

stunning valleys

taking in the sun at Punta Jolanda

you see Nina carving in the background

best slope!

dinner time

in our appartment

18th March 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Ski Getaway
Sounds like you had a wonderful ski getaway. Great to read about such a quiet valley with not many other people around. The accommodation indeed looks very cosy :)

23rd March 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Love of Mountains
Glad to see you are out enjoying mountains as they bring you joy. Great move to ski in Italy and get a free sauna thrown in. You should write a tips to Europe blog with off the beaten path locations and things we foreigners don't know about.

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