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Together, we went through our long checklist from Annick, our technical manager, checked several times that we had all the necessary equipment with us for our outing with G\u00e9rard. Mittens, sheepskin, handwarmers, ties\u2026 we had a bit of a debate as to whether to take the warm-weather cover or sleeping bag: we knew that G\u00e9rard measured 42cm at the hip and Annick had warned us that it would be a bit tight for him in the Tempo\u2019s bucket seat. We decided to defer the decision and take both. We were ready for the off! <\/p>\n\n<p>Funispace out of order! What? But the Funispace never breaks down! &#13;\nWe still had time \u2026 we diverted to the La Chaux Express and the Jumbo for Gentianes. &#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Jumbo out of order! What? This can\u2019t be happening! Not today! <\/p>\n\n<p>Back to the original plan: Lac des Vaux, no entry! What? &#13;\nAt this point I really started to worry! I could feel my stress levels rising as we awaited the decision of the head of security \u2026 permission granted. We were finally on our way to Siviez. A few drops of oil fell on our lovely orange jackets from the old chairlift but it doesn\u2019t matter, it, at least IT is working! &#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>As Jean-Marc eyed up the beautiful fresh powder on Chassoure I could read his mind. &#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2018No, Jean-Marc,&#8217; I said. \u2018There is no doubt in my mind that you can ski Chassoure with the Tempo in the powder but, with the luck we\u2019re having today, we just can\u2019t risk it\u2019.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>He nodded and, not without regret, we all bundled into the gondola and took the sensible, if less fun, way down Chassoure.&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>We arrived in Siviez just at the same time as G\u00e9rard and his family \u2013 phew!<\/p>\n\n<p>From then on, the day went as planned and the whole team had a great day with the Joris family. We installed G\u00e9rard in the sitski without a hitch and, in the end, we opted for the ugly sleeping bag over the smart purpose-made cover. It wasn\u2019t very pretty on the photos but it kept G\u00e9rard warm and comfortable all day and that\u2019s what matters. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbier4all.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Joris-family-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Joris Family\" class=\"wp-image-1463\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Our return trip to Verbier was uneventful, with Alexis and I struggling to keep up with Jean-Marc, who drove the empty sitski faster than we could ski despite being totally unencumbered. We got back to the storeroom in record time.<\/p>\n\n<p>But then things started to go wrong again: the wine had disappeared! 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