Sunday, January 16, 2011

Summer in January

After so much snow in late November and through December, there is now very little to be seen from the valley bottoms. There is still snow and ice low down in a few shaded spots, but the general snow level is now 2000m. The sun is very strong; on clear, windless days, it is warm in the sun but still cold in the shade. It gets cold very quickly when the sun goes down.

I had intended to do more skiing, but instead I've been hiking a lot, normally with a flight down from some peak. This weekend has been exceptionally warm and pleasant. Both days involved walking up in shorts and picnicking on launch. Unfortunately very high pressure suppressed any really useable thermals but it was still nice to be out in the sun.


I will probably be visiting the States shortly and will return to St Andre in early February - I'm hoping by then the thermals will be a bit more useful!

A few pics

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