Wanted another day in the pipe but the weather was a bust; cold and fog bound hills.

Took the Palmer to Parsenn and spent the day trying to dodge the clouds with little effect.  Lunched with DS and Michelle the tried the runs to Kloster with Partick, Sophia, H and Yellow Al but swapped fog for slush - not much of a trade.

Made up for the dodgy day with a posse supper at the Dishmar.

Spent the day on my own riding the Palmer in cold sunshine on Jakobshorn.  The hill was horrid, but the pipe was rad'!  The first few runs were typically tentative and a little sketchy.  However, I was in the mood, and with no one else around, I cranked the tunes are started to build up to a charge.  The top kicker was in good condition and I eventually managed to achieve a decent hight off the lip - less speed, more Ollie!

After four hours in the pipe, I finally started to fly, particularly on the toeside wall, which had a smoother transition (never really gets the sun).  Pretty certain this was my best ever halfpipe session.  I can still do a lot better but it felt like it was coming together.

Dismounted on a sluchy run to take one run in the Bolgun pipe - too slushy to ride.  Heigh-ho, I had my jollies at the top of the hill!  No prizes for guessing my plan for tomorrow...

Rode the Palmer for the first time this trip.  Started on the trail to Klosters with Sophia.  Returned to cover Parsenn with H, Patrick and Nicol.  Boarder-X and general fast carving with a little instruction thrown in for good measure.

Met DS at the Hohenweg for pre dismount drinks.  Took the slushy mogul run to the villare for Fondue night.

Started out before ten riding the Allian on Parsenn.  Bluebird sky but cold.  Spent the morning alone with tunes.  Sessioned the Boarder-X for a couple of hours.  The track was in excellent condition, including the final jump.  Linking my runs with 180's and Ollies off any lip and hit I could find.  Stuck to the mountain like glue and had a real blast.

DS joined me early afternoon for more Boarder-X before a charge to Schifer.  The afternoon consisted of fast carving and beer!  We covered all the runs round the Weissfluhjock, including a little crunchy off-piste.  We too the last lift to enable a dismount down the front face.  Fast and sluchy and lost of fun.  All in all another good day on the hill.

Finished with a beer at the base, what else!?

Slightly later start, this time on Jakobshorn riding the Allian in warm bluebird conditions.

The parc posse consisted of DS, Sophia, H and me.  We made good use of the little kicker a ripped round the rest of the hill charging off piste-side lips and hits.  The fun refused to go out of the day.  It mainly consisted of simple riding and larking about, but sometimes that's all it takes.

We downloaded from the midstation and I refused to let the day end, taking four fun and fairly solid runs in a slushy Bolgun pipe.  My first pipe runs of this trip.  Big smile.

Too pleased with the day to feel tired.  Still, board off, brewskis on...

Started the day early in warm conditions with bluebird skys, beautiful!  Riding the Nidy, it was a day for fast carving on piste, but with attention to technique and style.

Spent the day riding with Sophia and H, and together we tore-up Parsenn and the surrounding area.  We covered almost all the marked terrain around the Hutte; down to Schifer and towards Klosters before setting-up a few sessions through the Boarder-X and a speed trial thrown-in for good luck.  Also added some rotations and switch for good measure, in what turned out to be a very technical day.

Clouds attempted to come in: binding straps broke and needed to be replaced.  Skis kept pinging-off and needed a mid session service.  However, nothing was going to darken the day.  We negotiated the kit issues and carried on.  Finishing with a lightning run through the slushy moguls back to the village.

A full-on 7.5 hour day, with very little in the way of pitstops.  Totalled!  Board off, ZZZ's on!!!

Started out slightly later as the clocks changed and we lost an hour.

Weather was kind, blue skys and much warmer than yesterday.  I decided to stay on the Nidy and trailed to Rinerhorn with Dave and his clients.  I spent the morning on the off-piste with some guy called John.  We had a fair old time of it, some of the runs were fresh powder and a joy to ride.  Others were totally cooked and we bounced all over the place!

Lite lunch with DS, then the three of us blasted from top to bottom in one clean move.  Reached 5 out of 5 on the I'm-loving-my-snowboarding-today-o-meter!

Everyone bailed, so I transferred to Pasenn on my own.  Took a few good runs down to the Hutte, including a really good ride thought the boarder-X.  Quick pitstop at the Hohenweg before returning to the top of the Weissjock for an express dismount down the Black to the village, which I made in 8 mins and about 55 seconds.  A line to shoot for in future.  However, conditions were pretty good and I was hardly held-up, so this may be a PB for some time to come.

Left the hill with a shit-eating grin.  Fantastic day!  Board off, beers on.

First day back on snow.  Very cold with poor viz but with sensational snow, best this season; fields of untracked powder and smooth pistes - luuvly.

Rode the Nidecker 160 for the first time in about five years.  Perfect for the good off-piste conditions.  I'd forgotten what a good board it is.

Coasted over Parsenn and down to Klosters.  Headed up Madrisa for the first time.  Snow was wonderful, and hardly a soul around.  Took a couple of runs to warm up and properly reacquaint myself with the old board.  In a fit of enthusiasm I headed off-piste in the huge expance that is Madrisa between the two main lifts on the front face.  Decent ride.  The show supported perfectly and the gradient was gentle enough to enable the pace to drop so that I could just take it all in.  All good trails come to an end.  This one ended in a nasty steep drop into a couloire - hmm!  The next section was not my best.  Some of the moves were pure adrenalin and all was going well; then there was an unexpected compression, splash, tomokawk, rag-doll, splash.  No harm done.  Speeds were low and I was able to regain control and ride out.

Met Dave and clients for lunch before taking one last run from the very top.  Decent descent.  Good way to finish the day.  Very tired but happy and in one piece.  The kit all worked.  The board was a triumph and the camel bak was a revelation.  Looking forward to tomorrow.

Celebrated super first day with some retail therapy - new Peak Performance hoodie, in orange.  Last one they had.  Retired for a bath and early cot.

Return to Davos.

Difficult journey with a two hour delay on the plane.  Ruined my plans for a halfday on the hill.  Heigh-ho, it's still good to be back.

Moved in to the appartment next door to Dave.  Very nice.

Couple of quick drink and an early night on the cards here!