It’s pretty normal at this time of year that cloud covers the plateau with the tops of mountains poking out, it lasts a month or so into December when the lower air is cool enough not to condense like this. It means that late October and November it’s just much nicer the higher up you go. I’ve (finally) received some new boots from Raichle so I went out for a few hours around Moléson. I already knew from the webcam that the cloud was going to clear above 1800m or so and I’ve lived here long enough to have seem this all hundreds of times but jut like every other time it takes my breath away as you break through the cloud and see all the peaks poking through.

Back down in the car park it was actually pretty cold but I knew it was going to be warm at the top above the cloud and amazing views were guaranteed. Being a weekday of course no one else was around and I had the summit to myself.

I took the route down followed by black ski piste, it’s almost certainly the best run in the station and only ever lightly prepared so the skiing can be demanding on occasion.

Later hitting the tree and cloud line again it was damp and cold again but not before some atmospheric moments with the sun trying to break through the cloud.

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