After the excitement of the Abeni Flue our original plan had been to ascend the Mittaghorn, the peak opposite, and descend down the Loetschen Valley to Blatten from there. A few folks had warned us about wind loading there and seeing the guide we had been drinking with the night before turn around, we thought it better to ski straight past the hut and access the valley via the saddle.
Skiing above the hut was still good, though it had received a few hours of sun by then.
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Over the saddle, skiing the 15km to Blatten.
We found a couple of nice looking couloirs for next year!
More crevasses to avoid.
Though Tyson appeared to be heading straight for them.
Nelson following the tracks.
The return of the Tele-turn.
The skiing continued to be good far down the valley.
More Canadian Style!
With one small uphill walk, we could ski right into town.
At the end of the road in Blatten.
A quick bus ride, a beer, and then to the station.
Working out the way back to Interlaken after a memorable day's skiing.
As the train rolled through the town of Spiez it was fairly obvious which country we were in!
