Charlotte and Adam really love skiing. Olivia is still a bit young for lessons and I’m not coordinated enough to attempt throwing myself down a mountain at 20mph down a hill and see what happens. So, we searched out some other winter activities that we could all participate in. And we found sledding. Or as they call it here, sledging.
Being complete novices at this, we took up an offer from some friends who had been several times to have them show us the ropes.
You start by taking the train up to the sled route. The train is also part of the panoramic mountain pass through the alps, so you board and there are also passengers in full evening gowns (at 1030am) enjoying a champagne brunch while we were in our heaviest winter sports gear. All part of the Swiss experience, I guess.
From the top, you walk a little bit to get to the main slope. It was probably about ¼ - ½ a mile, but when dragging the divas, it felt like 3 or 4.
Until you make them work for it on their own.
From there it is a 4 mile path which twists and turns its way back down the mountain through tunnels and viaducts into the Preda valley. I have a few pictures of us sledding, but I was not coordinated enough to steer the sled, hold a child and take a video all at the same time. There was a speed camera at one point down the path. Olivia and I hit 13mph which felt incredibly fast. Adam claims he and Charlotte were at 25mph. Not sure I believe them.
It was so fun we decided to go again.
The walk back to the car took longer than the walk from the car. I’m not real sure why…
The ride home, however, very quiet.
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