A trip to Pozza

We had fantastic weather today; not a cloud in the sky. Led by Ewan, we skied all the way to the pretty village of Pozza di Fassa in the Val di Fassa area. It was a beautiful journey with the jagged Dolomites towering around us. On the way we stopped at Passo Pordoi to make a trip on the cable car up to the top of Sass Pordoi which is 2950 metres high and from which we could see the mountains for many miles in every direction. Many photos were taken.

We then continued onwards and I managed to pull a muscle in my leg by making an unnecessarily tight turn on a steepish section of a red run as we came into Belvedere. I was really annoyed with myself because it really wasn’t that bad a slope. However I adopted James’ policy of keeping on and was rewarded by the pain easing off quickly. I was a bit spooked for a while but by the time we skied down into Pozza my confidence was growing again. Fortified by another lovely lunch we made our way back out of the valley on a series of steep lifts. It helps me that James, Heather and Ewan encourage me to ski to my full potential, but also understand that there are some runs where I would not feel comfortable. So when they went to ski a big black run on our way back to Belvedere, they were all fine with me taking the cable car down the hill. I was so excited to see them skiing down the vertiginous piste that I cast aside my gloves and sunglasses to take photos of them from the cable car. However I accidentally then left my sunglasses behind which was a costly mistake. To add insult to injury, the photos that I took were absolutely rubbish; my husband and friends could only be seen as little dots on the snow, which was a pity because their skiing was extremely impressive. James and I tried to retrieve the sunglasses to no avail and we made our way back to Arabba on very quiet pistes as it was approaching 4 p.m. and the sun was getting very low. My legs were tired but I managed fairly well and after apres-ski drinks I luxuriated in a warm bath and read my book before dinner. A great day in great company.