Unfortunately, Azrael had a prior engagement, so I had to find a victim upon whom to impose myself. Lo and behold, it turned out that Hansel and Gretel were going to Davos for a ski weekend. I was quite pleased to discover that the journey from my home to Davos would take less than 2.5 hours, making it very manageable for a day trip.
I set off early to catch the 0737 "ski-express" train. The train was chokka, to the extent that some people had to stand all the way to Landquart, which is just over an hour away. Fortunately for me, I managed to snag myself a comfy "seat" at the top of the stairs, which is the widest part of the stairway. Changing at Landquart, the train to Davos was also quite busy, but there were certainly enough seats to go around. Unfortunately, I found myself surrounded by three extremely chatty Russian women who just would not stop talking and pointing in every which direction with their hands! AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Even my Ipod at full blast could not block out the racket.
Nevertheless, I got to Davos Dorf at 0950 to meet Gretel as planned. We made our way to her friends' apartment where I left my stuff, and headed to the ski lift.
It was an absolutely magnificent day to be in the mountains! Gorgeous sunshine and not a cloud in the sky.
We found a suitable blue slope and headed down. It was just the perfect day. The snow was flawless. Not too soft, not icy, just perfect. The pistes were wide and well-groomed and the crowd adequately dispersed.
After lunch we took the gondola up to theWeissfluhgipfel. At 2,844m, this is the highest point in the Davos ski area. One could tell that it is very high up as it was very windy up there. The view from there was simply breathtaking.
Us beginners did not ski down from there, but some adventurous snowboarders took advantage of the fantastic powder as you can see below......
I am sure you are waiting with baited breath for the dramatic part where I suffer yet another mishap in the snow. Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for me, there was none! Of course, I wiped out a couple of times, once losing my ski in the process, but it was not very dramatic.
I am certainly a much improved skier and even managed to go down a red slope in a calm, confident and controlled manner.
What can I say.... it was indeed just the perfect day.
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