“Quelle motivación!” shouts a ski patroller as he pulls up next to me on his snowmobile – what motivation!
I’m just cruising along on my touring skis at a moderate pace, but he’s not totally wrong – it was raining down in Verbier Village when I woke up this morning, which always makes it difficult to want to get out there. Then again, he could also be referring to the fact that there are literally dozens of perfectly good chairlifts and gondolas here at the Swiss resort that could sweep me up the mountain in minutes, but I’m choosing to self-power uphill, which clearly requires a lot more time and effort.
