As mentioned in my report, there were still some visibility issues at Corvatsch on Thursday; however, the stars finally aligned on Friday with clear blue skies at south-facing Corviglia.
The only weather anomaly was big winds the further you got up the mountain, with some gusts easily above 30 mph -- a day where you're grateful for chair bubbles. I only took one chair all day that didn't have a bubble and it was bracing without a face gator. Oddly, the snow felt nice and soft. A guy sitting next to me confirmed that he hadn't run into any wind compaction either and that even lightly tracked-up stuff skied great.
Without a guide or local friends, I followed people alongside marked trails whenever possible.
Even the completely tracked-out stuff on the left here had virtually zero resistance.
After the three previous attempts, I finally had the opportunity to ski Corviglia on a sunny day and get an impression of its size. The Google map says 5 miles wide and 5 miles deep but it feels bigger.
This guy getting some air:
The next set of photos are from the afternoon, when I skied the looker's left with beautiful views of Lake Silvaplana and Corvatsch above it.
The pix don't quite convey how gorgeous it was in person. Many people stopped to admire the vistas.
You can see the wind blowing around the snow -- creating Tony's beloved windsift, one hopes.
This is one of the times I saw a guy running through a nice line of soft chop just off the piste and I followed him all the way down.
After skiing, I dug out/cleaned off my Citroën Cléo (an incomplete job, as you can see) and had Turkish food in the beautiful old town.
No question, this day made the entire trip worthwhile for me; however, the following two days were just as enjoyable even without any new snow.
The only weather anomaly was big winds the further you got up the mountain, with some gusts easily above 30 mph -- a day where you're grateful for chair bubbles. I only took one chair all day that didn't have a bubble and it was bracing without a face gator. Oddly, the snow felt nice and soft. A guy sitting next to me confirmed that he hadn't run into any wind compaction either and that even lightly tracked-up stuff skied great.
Without a guide or local friends, I followed people alongside marked trails whenever possible.
Even the completely tracked-out stuff on the left here had virtually zero resistance.
After the three previous attempts, I finally had the opportunity to ski Corviglia on a sunny day and get an impression of its size. The Google map says 5 miles wide and 5 miles deep but it feels bigger.
This guy getting some air:
The next set of photos are from the afternoon, when I skied the looker's left with beautiful views of Lake Silvaplana and Corvatsch above it.
The pix don't quite convey how gorgeous it was in person. Many people stopped to admire the vistas.
You can see the wind blowing around the snow -- creating Tony's beloved windsift, one hopes.
This is one of the times I saw a guy running through a nice line of soft chop just off the piste and I followed him all the way down.
After skiing, I dug out/cleaned off my Citroën Cléo (an incomplete job, as you can see) and had Turkish food in the beautiful old town.
No question, this day made the entire trip worthwhile for me; however, the following two days were just as enjoyable even without any new snow.
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