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April 1999

Lombardia - Livigno

David Aaronson
2005-09-23 23:24:14

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poor, and the snow was thick and heavy on the ground, leading to David's first skiing encounter with heavy powder. (Documented for posterity here.) On our second run, we decided to go off-piste. There the snow was often as much as five feet deep (Melanie was nearly snowed under). This is really beyond the desirable concept of powder and when we finally made it down, we didn't leave the pistes anymore. After a late lunch on the mountain involving pasta and many hot drinks, we skied down one more time and went back to the hotel for a nap.

It was still snowing when we woke up. We went out for dinner again, earlier than was fashionable. Most restaurants didn't even open until 7 or 8, and were not busy until 10 or 11. This time we went for more exotic food - well Melanie did anyway, feasting on wild boar, venison, and roebuck. David just stuck with the venison. We also sampled some of the local Valtellina wines, which are quite good and at around $6 per bottle, are cheaper than water in most restaurants. Some time overnight, it finally stopped snowing, and the next morning we were for the first time able to see the valley we were staying in. This was the view from our balcony, which happens to be facing the ski slopes we'd been on.

This lovely view of Livigno's bell tower is from the parking lot, where we spent most of Saturday morning. This is because our car was completely buried under the snow. No really - we had to dig into several car-shaped mounds just to get the color of the car so we could tell which one we should dig out. While Melanie stood on the balcony and offered helpful advice, David unearthed the car. Luckily we were the second people to leave the Zodiac that morning, so we didn't have to dig a path out of the parking lot. As it was a lovely sunny day now, the town of Livigno had decided to plow and there were now snowbanks lining the streets which were over 10 ft (3m) high. Apparently, we'd skied one day too soon.

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