13.2.15 - Bugnenets-Savagnières

Just 30 minutes from Neuchatel, at the Jura mountains in the Swiss Alps, I found the resort  which the Swiss champion Didier Cuche trained.
It isn`t a typical Swiss fancy resort and is far from comfortable. It has a restaurant and a coffee lost in the middle of a track. Could hardly find a place to rent skis and as mechanical, contain only teleski without chair. In the middle of the tracks, one barn and its friendly inhabitants: cows.
The man who rented skis, typical local, said the snow was hard, not being the best. I agree; but here we see that he was born to skiing and did not have to go to icy slopes and shaved tracks in Spain or, much less, go with a plastic bag for Serra da Estrela!
Bugnenets-Savagnières is a resort of pure downhill, with very very very fast tracks, of medium width, and with many bumps and tight corners, testing all the skier expertise. To get an idea, is only 30 km skiable but these, 20 km were of black and red slopes!
Cuche posters are all over the place, noting that the hill produces champions; and saw several kids to train for, maybe one day, be the Swiss representatives in the world downhill.
There is no aprés-ski but a bifurcation between a black track and two red enjoyed, a terrace, a reinvigorating sun, a vegetable soup, fries and a beer. A snack that cost only 17 euros!
A resort for those who like to ski, move quickly, without looking at the luxuries. A beautiful resort with a fantastic view at the top.