Day 3, always the hump day! The usual 8:30am wake up and buffet breakfast before heading to the button lift and out for a few runs. The kids are feeling tired today. We ski for a couple of hours before heading to Restaurant Horizont for lunch. I had gnocchi with lentil ragu, washed down with beer, which was great. The atmosphere was cozy, the staff welcoming and the food good. We resolve to return another day.
After lunch, everyone is tired and we head to the snow park, which is close by, for some fun. Someone cuts Alex up on a jump and he wipes out, hurting his shoulder, and since everyone else is feeling tired, we decide to take it easy at the hotel this afternoon. That didn’t last long for Bella and I, The Constables don’t like to relax!
Since we won’t be using our skis this afternoon, I decide to take them in for servicing, and whilst we’re there Bella wants to try snowboarding. She’s been campaigning to try it for a while now, so we rent a board for her and me and take the gondola up to the button lift next to the hotel, which is perfect for beginners.
I haven’t snowboarded for nearly 15 years, but I used to be alright, and it did come back pretty quickly. I taught Bella the basics and we spent three or so hours getting the hang of it.
When the light starts to give way, we take the gondola back into town to return the boards. Bella is very impressed with how comfortable board boots are, and wants to board instead of ski next year.
After a very non-relaxing, relax day, we’re ready for showers and dinner at the hotel!
Good fun today, and look forward to more skiing and the snowmobile safari tomorrow.