Poiana Brasov: fabuloussnow ! pure powder joy !

The best snow of this year, right here at the end of March ! One meter powder !

Me, flying on my board ! Pow Pow ! Go, Go !



Maius, miniski (skiboard) addict:



More skiboard action with Rodica:

Ca in revistele lui Gore, alea luate de la Chamonix ! Zapada e de acasa !

Nimik despre Balea !

Sari mai incet ca iesi din anotimp !

Balea: the Ice Church !

Beside the ice hotel, there is a nice church made also from ice.

Here are the riders, praying before go to sleep (or drink ? I don't remember precisely).
You can see "Cina cea de taina" carved in ice. Not with a snowboard, I think.



Ice Jesus on the cross, and some frozen(drunken ?) rider, asleep:



Pana la Dumnezeu te mananca toti sfintii !



No comment (riders secret society!)



Frozen silece:

Balea: the Ice hotel

The Ice hotel from Balea is impressive, about 100m long, and close to 10m high. And is quite wide, with more than 10 chambers. It is freezing inside, about -3 degrees in average. About 50 people worked for one month and a half.

Here is the ice bar:



The entrance hall:



A happy band entres in the ice cave:



A "special" number from Gore, into the hotel room:



Inside another room:

Publicity, "frozen premium beer":

An ice look, or "drinking with Eminescu, thinking at Lucifer":

Ice music:

Drinking with friends. Nope, the hot wine isn't served in ice glasses:

This is Balea !

A picture worths a thousand words, so please enjoy pictures from "Balea" and "Doamnei" valleys.

Balea: is not the trip, is the RIDE

Our happy team going down on "Doamnei" valley:

Ride down "Balea" valley, (after 18.00h, of course, why to go earlier ?)