Introducing myself.

**Monk** · 05-28-2006, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by One Drop

Thanks very much!i

I live in a ski resort in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, very close to Italy and France.

I'm from Montreal originally, but I've lived in Europe for over 20 years, most winters and the last few years here.

Nice.

another fellow Canadian world traveller. I just moved back to Toronto from Munich and have some friends in Zurich, hence the question

Enjoy your stay!

I suppose I should ask what resort actually.. since I miss my Snowboarding here in the flatlands of Ontario I may end up taking a trip to Europe to get some boarding in this coming winter.

-Will

**One Drop** · 05-28-2006, 10:46 AM

We do tend to get around, eh?

I'm in Verbier, which has kept its village feeling despite doubling its population in two decades. I like the small-town feeling of knowing everyone and still seeing new faces all the time as tourists come and go, and people come back year after year to spend the winter or a part of it. Great place for enjoying cheese, chocolate, wine, booze and cigars.

**Desert Rat** · 05-28-2006, 06:35 PM

Welcome!

I found Verbier on google earth-wow, thats some rugged mountains.

No wonder the place is booming, it looks like lots of skiing.

**One Drop** · 05-29-2006, 02:17 AM

Sure is, a few hundred square miles worth just off the lift system. A lot more if you want to go touring and stay in the alpine cabins dotted all over the alps.

Unfortunately I can't use google earth because it doesn't support macs.

I've always wanted to live in a deset for a while. The closest I've come is camping out for a few days at a time in southern Utah.

**slcraiders** · 05-29-2006, 09:13 AM

Welcome from another desert town: Salt Lake City.

**One Drop** · 05-29-2006, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by slcraiders

Welcome from another desert town: Salt Lake City.

Hi there!

I spent a ski season at Park City about 20 yrs ago, lived in Heeber. One one of the worst drought years
Utah had experienced, we got two real powder days the whole season. Nice place, made some friends there as well, but I've lost contact long ago. I bet SLC has changed a bit in the meantime...