I know a lot of Swiss who ski and I know a lot who don't like it because they were forced to do it as kids. Saying that, SWMBO hates it and hadn't done it in something like 7 years came with me when I first went boarding. I taunted her and said that she had probably forgotten. I thought she was scared to have to re-learn the skill.

She clipped on her skis and went whizzing down the piste, leaving me to howl about 'mon cul' to the ski patrol. But she never went back.

But then I know many Swiss who love it, they get into hardcore things like cross country etc. Not all expats like it, some i know do, and a lot I know can't be bothered.

I love it so much, I can't wait for the season to come along.