Frauke was here for the weekend and we went ski touring on Saturday with Julian, Waltraud and co. We ended up onto the side of Feldberg. The snow was nice and powdery and for once I could ski without falling over every few seconds. It was overcast for most of the tour but the sun popped out from under the cloud on our final descent and there was an awesome sunset.
Above left: Frauke ski touring in the overcast dinge. Above right: Frauke takes cover under a snow covered tree at the turn around point of the tour.
Above left: Our group of skiers. Above right: The final descent.
Above left: The sunset during our last descent. The sun came out from under the clouds and turned the sky pink. Above right: Skiing down the access road towards the car.
Above: Ski touring in high wind. Below: The final descent.
In the evening we had Feuerzangenbowle at Julian’s and watched the film with the same name (a German tradition). Feuerzangenbowle is a sugary mulled wine and rum concoction which is lit on fire to caramelise the sugar and add to the goodness.
Above: Jana lights the sugar cone on fire after covering it in rum as Waltraud looks on.
Frauke bought me langlauf skis for my birthday, which I tried out on Sunday on the Shauinsland trail above Freiburg. I was quite hopeless. Still I guess I’ll get better at it.