Bambi legs on the Suhar

After an early alarm, we breakfasted at 7.30 before a short walk to the kitting shop. And to be fair...the day began with a whimper. Lack of signage and information from Crystal Ski about where we were kitting out, how it worked and similar, coupled with a queue of over 90 minutes to get kitted out was rather anticlimactic. Yes, it's half term...but they knew how many people arrived yesterday!

Nonetheless, we eventually got out shortly after 10.30am and dispatched an excited mum and Kev to ski school in a very misty nursery slope, before disappearing to the Yastrebets gondola 1000m up the mountain where we were greeted by blue skies and sunshine. A few nervous glances and some 'fuck it' attitude saw us down a short steep bit to get to the Suhar nursery slope to try and recall as much of our ski knowledge as possible. Three runs later...the skiing was looking tidier but everything was aching (!), so we broke for coffee as the blue sky clouded over to snow.Read more