It continued snowing throughout the night and it continued snowing when I woke this morning. If anything it had increased. But snow have never stopped me before 🙂

At 8:30 I was one of the first in line for the gondola. 10 minutes later I arrived in the first gondola at the end station. Surprise, surprise… It was snowing here as well.

It was supposed to be groomed slopes but it was crazy much snow everywhere. Knee deep. In some places as deep as up to the waist. It was actually difficult snowboarding because in some places the slope was not steep enough to compensate for all the snow.

After a few runs the snowing picked up, and so did the wind. It was like snowboarding in milk. White everywhere. No visibility. I had no idea if I was going up or down. And then WHOMP! Stuck in waist deep powder snow.

This is usually a groomed slope.

Off with the snowboard. Slowly trying to walk to a place where I could snowboard again. Resting for a while under a big tree, away from the wind. Ice in my nose. Cannot see more than a few meters. So much FUN 😀

When I got back around 11:30 I decided to call it for the day. Have an early lunch and then hit the hot bath when it opened at 13:00. If I was lucky maybe I could be alone in the bath with a chance to take some pictures.

And I was lucky. A few minutes before 13:00 I was allowed in as the firt guest. Nobody there. So I quickly went to the outside hot bath to take some photos and video.

Now I am clean, happy and tired. Sitting in the library reading, updating the blog, and waiting for the bus to pick me up at 16:00.

In summary, I have to say that this has been the best snowboarding experience in my life. I got two beautiful days with blue sky and some great back country snowboarding in powder snow. Then three days of poor visibility, but yesterday and early today was crazy fun with all the powder snow pouring down. Making it like back country all over. So much fun 😀

The rest of the day continued as it had started. With snow, snow and then some more snow. Sometimes the visibility was zero but most of the time it was just poor. But the big difference was the snow. Everywhere. A lot of it.

I went up to as far the lifts could take me. But I could not see anything on my way down. Suddenly, though the slope looked flat, I just dropped a half meter.

Once I had recovered I continued and went in to a really nice powder snow area. The snow had drifted and for a while I was going through snow up to the middle of my thighs, and splashing up on my torso and head (picture below is further down and taken during the few minutes the sun could be seen).

It continued like that the whole day. In many places the snow was knee deep. And though it got a bit bumpy it was soft bumps. Just had to use the legs as a damper. Like back country in the slopes 🙂 Why does a little bit of snow make you so stupidly happy?

At some times I just turned off the slope and into the woods and it was pure joy. Soft powdery snow that just felt like if you were riding a warm knife through butter rather than riding a board (OK, maybe a stupid comparison but I don’t care on a day like this ;-)).

Now I am just back from the hot bath. I am feeling quite happy and tired. Just waiting for the restaurants to open. I think I am being lazy today again so I just stay at the hotel. Probably try the same as yesterday, An-Non, but maybe just order a few dishes less today.

[update] I did not really manage to order less today. First I had buri (yellowtail) sashimi. Then wagyu kalbi (tender beef) with some salad. Finally I ended the dinner with grilled salmon. I am a Swede after all 😉

Now I am almost as full as yesterday and I am on my bed thinking if I should call for massage as I did yesterday. It was really good for my butt and my legs that had gone a bit stiff. But even though I have been riding the board in deep snow the whole day my butt and legs feel much better than yesterday.