Adelboden

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This weekend Emilie and I went to Adelboden, for the third installment of what has become an annual ski trip. We drove up Saturday morning and, given the continued arctic temperatures, decided to buy a couple of additional items at the ski shop to fend off the cold.

One of the items purchased was a ski mask that fit under your helmet and only left your eyes exposed. As a result, we definitely looked a bit interesting (see picture of Emilie below) but nonetheless were able to stay pretty warm.

The weather was beautiful, though there was a bit of a haze half-way up the mountain. Thanks to the cold weather, there weren't very many people on the slopes.

We stayed at the same hotel as in prior years. For those who have read my prior accounts of our visits to Adelboden, this is the same hotel where we had the nude sauna incident a few years back.

As is customary with our Adelboden visits, we had a nice dinner with viande des Grisons and fondue moitié-moitié. Normally I'm indifferent with respect to fondue, but this time it was excellent.

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The weather was beautiful on Sunday, albeit still freezing. If nothing else, the cold weather definitely kept the crowds away and the snow conditions good.