iloveoil: this and that...

Here's a pic of the statue of St. Bernard at the mountain pass named after him.The Patron Saint of Mountaineers and Skiers. At the pass is a small hotel and the monestary where the dogs used to be bred. The road to the pass is closed in the winter but you can easily skin up to it...and continue up numerous possible ridges, etc. The pass also is the border with Italy...which made me feel like a modern day Hannibal...except he had elephants (supposedly) and went the other direction.

The rumour that some ski resorts are covering their glaciers is true...here is proof (if one takes media as proof these days)...noting that you can't cover your glacier unless you have a permit!