Villars--January 28, 2006

It was a bright sunny and clear day in the Swiss Alps, perfect conditions for skiing, so that is what we did. Jadyn, Steve and I all piled into the car and made our way around Lake Geneva to the mountains. Villars, was our mountain of choice today.

About an hour and a half from Geneva, we slowly worked our way up the switchback roads to the tiny ski town of Villars. We parked the car, rented ski gear for Jadyn and headed up the gondola.

Pictures of us on our way up the mountain and our views from the top

Here are Jadyn and Steve heading down the mountain. Jadyn is first down (that's her giggling in the background) and Steve follows...




After a few runs in the sun, we needed a break. Jadyn spotted this top-of-the-mountain open bar that looked like it should have been on a beach and not the snow. This bar was awesome: great music playing, comfortable lounge chairs reclining, and Swiss beer being consumed. What more could one ask for...hum, maybe a palm tree. Oh wait, there were palm trees too. Talk about paradise.

We enjoyed lunch, drinks and the sun before hitting the slopes once again.

Mid-run we stopped to strike a pose:

Jadyn: "voila les montagnes!"

Jaren and Steve.

..."it was just beyond beautiful"--Jadyn.