Aaron’s work gave everyone a Snow Day on Friday and organized reservations for lunch on the mountain at Flumserberg ski area. Since our car is limited to 5 passengers, and because we simply enjoy spending time with our friends, the Nebletts, we traveled to Flumserberg in a caravan. Aaron & Zach rode with Andrew and Margaret’s van while Wendy and Roger, Aaron’s cousins from Iowa, accompanied Kim and Katelyn.
It was a great day of skiing and sledging. Zach traded skis for a sledge this time because his forearm was still healing from a compression fracture caused by a fall during his school ski trip to Wengen. He had a fantastic time there and his arm is healing nicely. Toward the end of the day Andrew and Margaret decided to join Kim and the kids to try sledging too – grinding their heals into the icy end-of-season snow as they steered through the hills. Kim and Katelyn, our resident sledging pros, weighed Flumserberg against the sledging experience at Mürren and Andermatt. So far, Andermatt is the winner. All are pretty fun. Andermatt is just a little safer and a longer sledge run.
We met up with many of Aaron’s colleagues at the Chrüz restaurant on the slopes mid-day, hung our ski helmets and enjoyed some warm Swiss meals, including chicken curry, chicken with butter and salad, Spätzli, macaroni and more.
The day was clear, relatively mild and a great way to close out the ski season as temperatures continue to climb into the 50s and 60s here, ushering up flowers and sunny skies.
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- The mountain view from Flumserberg
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- Kim, Aaron, Zach and Katelyn on Flumserberg
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- Zach on his sledge
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- Riding the ski lift
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- Wendy Brown, Aaron's youngest cousin, enjoyed a day of skiing.
Roger was there too, but for some odd reason, no one has a photo of him on the slopes. Not sure why.
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- We loved looking at this mountain with the swirl of snow. It looked like a fun run from a distance.
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- Chrüz Restaurant outside
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- All our helmets hang above our table. It is a pretty neat feature and convenient.
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- Our table of co-workers, friends and family.
Left foreground going back: Andrew Neblett, Margaret Neblett, Kim, Katelyn, Wendy Brown and Zach. Right foreground going back: Jack Neblett, Lauren Neblett, Tim Nixon, Aaron and Roger.
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- The Swiss cowbells hanging in the dinning area.
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- Margaret's lunch: Macaroni dish with lots of butter and cheese. YUM!!
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- Wendy's lunch: Spätzli (similar to egg dumplings) with lots of butter and cheese.
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- Kim's "fitness platter": 2 chicken breasts in butter herbs and layer upon layer of salads.
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- Wendy's ice coffee
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- At the sledging run: Kim, Katelyn and Zach
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- AWE... aren't they cute? Katelyn and Zach on their sledges
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- The second half of the day, Andrew and Margaret joined us for 4 sledging runs.
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- Another view of the mountains across from Flumserberg.
Comments
è davvero un bel posto. mi piace molto il ambiente.
Ci vedremo in tre settimane, Carmelo. Contento ti sia piaciuto il post! Spero che tu stia godendo la primavera in Italia.
Ci vedremo in tre settimane, Carmelo. Contento ti sia piaciuto il post! Spero che tu stia godendo la primavera in Italia.
ciao Aaron, non vedo l’ora di vedervi e mostrarvi il nostro primo orto organico, sono molto orgoglioso del lavoro fatto fino adesso, a presto, franky e melo. p.s. alcune foto sono già su http://www.balognett.it
Bellissimo giardino! I confini della roccia sono un bel tocco. Organic Caprese sarà meraviglioso.
Come sono i vostri cani? Spero che i cani sono diventati stare vicino a casa per farti compagnia.
Alla prossima,
Aaron
Ho anche notato la nostra foto di famiglia sul tuo sito web. Questo è anche un bel tocco!