I decided to take a quick trip out to Val D'Anniviers. It was sheer good fortune that I arrived to fresh deep powder up on Sorebois.
The village was quite busy with racers, hosting the Dynastar Cup, so there were quite a few skiers on the hill, mostly feeling the cold. It was our good fortune that they all seemed to want to ski on a couple of slopes, leaving all the beautiful uncut powder to the lucky few.
I cannot really remember ever skiing in powder so dry and fluffy. I was really surprised that my lift ticket was only CHF30 each day, it seemed an amazing bargain.
The piste patrol set charges to release this snow from the ridge.
Whilst I enjoyed another day on the slopes, I doubt that there were more than 20 skiers and snowboarders on the entire hill. The snow continued to fall, the air was colder and the snow was very dry and powdery. I sank into a snowdrift thigh deep, and tested the efficiency of my ski bindings!
I had a pleasant surprise from the lift company. I was approached by a member of staff in the restaurant whilst I was having lunch, and advised that I had been overcharged on my ticket, and given a partial refund.
Zinal is a pretty little village and is looking very seasonal right now, in the run up to Christmas. 
