With this blogpost I am starting a skitouring series. I would like to share with you the beauty of Switzerland and the beauty of it’s almost national sport – skitouring. As a kind of newbie to this – I started touring a year ago – I hope to give you a grasp of the freedom feeling this sport gives and share with you some great spots for people who have similar endurance and ski level to mine.
This trip details:
Eigeli (car parking) to Glaten or Bodmerstockli peaks
Meters up: 1250
Time: 3h up
Good for the beginners: the way up goes quickly due to the constant tilt and rare flats. Stunning view and even more the way down
Since the snow conditions this year are of rather poor ones, Bisistal is getting even more popular due to it’s microclimate. Ski tourers from all over the Zurich and Lucerne lake areas wake up as early as 5AM just to be there before others and find a good parking spot. That’s not a bad idea – we woke up at 6AM and had to park 1km far from the original parking. It was crowded – about 50+ cars and ~150 people. The valley is big enough though, with many different paths to take, hence it’s still wild and empty.
We did 1250 meters up in only 3 hours, which is less time than usually. Seems like my muscles started to adjust slowly and the past weekends tours made them stronger.
The way down was beautiful and full of powder. It was probably the best tour of this winter so far.
Even walking this 1km back to the car was not a big deal anymore 🙂
![“One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now.”
When I came back to work after the Holidays season, I saw this quote from P. Coelho, well.. I know... It's a cliche, but I saw it exactly when I was about to talk to my director about my sabbatical plans. I had it all nailed for 2020 - almost half year in South America, but an external circumstance (aka Covid) cancelled it all. Shall I wait for a next better year? How long should I postpone it? I made my decision and I am not going to postpone it more. There might be another external factor next year, or there might not be time. So it's decided. Even if it's not going to be at the end of the world, but Europe, I am doing it! :)
[PL] Kiedy wróciłam po świętach do pracy, zobaczyłam na moim 'momentum dashboard' właśnie to zdanie od P. Coelho. Oczywiście, że jest to cliche, ale pojawiło się dosłownie w dniu, kiedy to miałam rozmawiać z moim dyrektorem o sabbaticalu. 2020 to miał być ten rok - prawie pół roczna podróż po Ameryce Południowej, Kolumbia, Ekwador, wspinanie w Cordilliera Blanca, Patagonia... No i kiedy wszystko było zaplanowane, przyszło coś zupełnie niespodziewanego (aka Covid). No i mamy kolejny rok, który nie jest najlepszy na tego typu plany. Ale nie odwlekam tego dłużej. Za rok może przyjść coś kolejnego, jakiś inny zewnętrzny czynnik, na który nie mam wpływu. No więc postanowione, może nie koniec świata, ale Europa. Już za kilka miesięcy, będzie się działo!](https://twoplacesonetime.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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