Tag Archive for 'davos'

In from the cold of Davos

Just back in Innsbruck after the ski trip to Davos and the frigid temperatures of the Swiss Davos / Klosters region have been experienced in the Austrian Tirol as well. Snow is set to fall over the coming days and the forecast for the Arlberg region is for some great snowfall tomorrow and then a [...]

Heavy snow in the Arlberg and beerrrrrrr in Davos

The Arlberg was getting serious snow today as I drove from Innsbruck to Davos, Switzerland. The highway was deep in snow despite the ploughing and there were a number of abandoned cars strewn along the route. After the drive took twice as long as planned I arrived in Davos to find most of the ski [...]

Zeas to gruezi - swapping the incomprehensible Tirolean for the unfathomable Swiss German

Off to Davos tomorrow to guide a corporate ski group and embark on some mystifying language training. One thing that always puzzles me about going to Switzerland is the language - sure as a nation they nearly all speak impeccable English. But some of that must come from the fact that Swiss German bares little [...]