Tag: snow
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A walk from Le Brassus to Mont Tendre via Marchairuz
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I expected the walk to be physical. I expected it to be around 21 kilometres. I also saw that it was meant to snow overnight. It got me to question whether it made sense to do the hike. I went anyway. In the end I walked 35 thousand steps according to…
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Snowshoeing in Shallow Swiss Snow
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I went snowshoeing as a child I was photographed and it was used by the St Cergue Tourism board. I still have that poster in a room. Since then I went snowshoeing a few years ago and didn’t really enjoy it. The snowshoes didn’t feel comfortable. A few weeks ago I…
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Xcursion Fusion in Snow
Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday it snowed enough for the snow to get some depth. I went for a walk with snowboard trousers, a proper winter coat and the [Xero Xcursion Fusion](https://xeroshoes.com/shop/boots/xcursion-men/) in snow that reached above their rim without getting snow or water onto my socks until I removed the shoes at the end of…
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Shovelling Snow and Playing With Plex
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday it snowed for several hours and that snow was covering the path to my house. When I saw the ground turn from asphalt black to grey, to white I decided to go and start clearing the snow. It’s easy to clear snow when you have three or four centimetres, rather than…
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A Walk at the Snow Line
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most striking thing about a winter with little to no snow is that there is no noise. Normally ski lifts clank, people talk and there is a lot of noise When there has been very little snow the ski lifts are turned off and the mountains are quiet. This is…
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A Snowy Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday we had a snowy day. I saw that the snow was beginning to pile up so I went and cleared the snow for fun. I could have left it as it was but I saw an opportunity to have some weight training, for free. I regret that I didn’t set a…
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A Walk In The Snow
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I went for a walk in the snow. It wasn’t snowing and I wasn’t in a blizzard but there was snow on the ground. I like when it snows because the landscape looks different. It reminds us of a different age, of old post cards, and a time when the planet…
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