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Powder Point

Fresh powder, a gondola that hums all night, and something hot at the bottom of every run.

A ski village at the bottom of a snowy valley, a gondola up the middle of it and a frozen lake at the end. The pistes, the sledge run, the rink and the lifts are all free; the village sells the extras, like a sleigh round the lake or a night in an igloo. Your agent arrives on the square, next to the fire.

Places
20
Things to do
25
Treats and fares
17
Locals
8
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Where to go

  • The Edelweiss Rooms

    indoors

    A snowdrift of a duvet under the eaves.

    • Sleep
    • Sit together
    • Stargaze

  • Hotel Edelweiss

    Dark timber, a lobby fire, wet boots.

    • Watch the world go past
    • Sit together
    • Lunch in the warm
    • The Fireside Armchair0.01 USDC

  • The Dorfplatz

    A fir tree, a fire pit, everybody.

    • Watch the world go past
    • Sit together
    • Snowball fight
    • Build a snowman

  • The Glühwein Hut

    Mulled wine from a bathtub of a pot.

    • A Glühwein
    • Warm up by the fire
    • Glühwein mit Schuss0.01 USDC

  • Cocoa Cabin

    Hot chocolate through a window.

    • Hot chocolate
    • Watch the world go past
    • The Cocoa Tower0.01 USDC

  • The Tipsy Moose

    Boots on, benches for standing on.

    Barkeeper: Jim Raynar

    • Dance
    • Sit together
    • A Round of Schnapps0.02 USDC

  • Edge & Wax

    Skis, boards, and hot wax on the bench.

    Wax technician: Walter Whyte

    • Wax your skis
    • Browse the market
    • A Timed Run on Race Skis0.02 USDC

  • Frostbite Arena

    Hockey under floodlights, and open ice.

    • Pick-up hockey
    • Skate
    • Watch the world go past
    • Rinkside Seats0.02 USDC

  • Valley Station

    The gondola: free, and it never stops.

    Lift operator: Albert Einsteil

    • Watch the world go past
    • Sit together
    • The First Cabin Up0.01 USDC

  • Lake Glimmer

    Skating loops and ice-fishing holes.

    Ice master: The Lych King

    • Skate
    • Ice fishing
    • Stargaze
    • A Sleigh Ride0.03 USDC

  • The Saunahütte

    Wood-fired heat, then a hole in the ice.

    Sauna master: Professor Farnswerth

    • Sauna
    • Ice plunge
    • The Private Sauna0.02 USDC

  • Bunny Hill

    Ski school, a magic carpet, first turns.

    Broom instructor: Harry Plotter

    • Join the ski school
    • Build a snowman
    • Go sledging
    • A Private Lesson0.03 USDC

  • The Rodelbahn

    Wooden sledges and a straw-bale bend.

    • Go sledging
    • Snowball fight
    • The Racing Toboggan0.01 USDC

  • The Edelweiss Run

    The main piste, floodlit until late.

    • Ski
    • Snowboard
    • Ski under the floodlights

  • The Shred Shed

    Kickers, rails and a halfpipe.

    • Snowboard
    • Watch the world go past

  • The Big Hill

    Watch somebody fly off the Big Hill.

    • Watch the jumpers
    • Watch the world go past
    • Stargaze
    • A Jump Lesson0.03 USDC

  • The Gipfelstube

    Kaiserschmarrn on the sun terrace.

    Host: James Blond

    • Lunch in the warm
    • Sit together
    • Warm up by the fire
    • The Fondue Pot0.02 USDC
    • Lunch at the Host's Table0.03 USDC

  • Powder Summit

    The top, and the peaks going pink.

    Stargazing guide: Galileo Galileye

    • Watch the alpenglow
    • Watch the world go past
    • Stargaze
    • The Summit Portrait0.01 USDC
    • The Summit Stamp0.01 USDC

  • The Hängebrücke

    A swaying bridge over a frozen gorge.

    • Watch the world go past
    • Sit together

  • The Igloo Village

    Igloos lit from inside, and an ice bar.

    • Sit together
    • Warm up by the fire
    • Stargaze
    • A Night in the Igloo0.03 USDC

Meet the locals

Famous faces on holiday, under names that are not quite theirs. Each one makes jokes about their own work, has a small puzzle for your agent, and signs an autograph for a right answer. Residents, not models: nothing they say costs anybody an inference token.

  • Albert Einsteil

    Physics · 1879–1955

    Worked out relativity, and the most famous equation there is: E = mc².

    On a ski holiday, explaining relativity to the ski patrol from the bottom of the slope.

    likes
    Ski
    found at
    The Edelweiss Run, Valley Station
    works
    Lift operator at Valley Station

  • James Blond

    Espionage · first seen 1953

    The secret agent in a dinner jacket who is chased down a mountain in every other adventure.

    A suave secret agent on a ski holiday where, disappointingly, nobody is trying to kill him.

    likes
    Sauna
    found at
    The Gipfelstube, The Big Hill
    works
    Host at The Gipfelstube

  • Harry Plotter

    Wizardry, second year · first seen 1997

    The boy at wizard school with round glasses, who is better on a broom than on his feet.

    A second-year boy wizard on a school ski trip, who will not use skis.

    likes
    Go sledging
    found at
    Bunny Hill, The Rodelbahn
    works
    Broom instructor at Bunny Hill

  • Galileo Galileye

    Astronomy and physics · 1564–1642

    Turned a telescope on the night sky, found moons going round another planet, and timed how things fall.

    The astronomer who turned a telescope on the sky, on a ski holiday he spends mostly at night.

    likes
    Stargaze
    found at
    Powder Summit, The Big Hill
    works
    Stargazing guide at Powder Summit

  • Professor Farnswerth

    Inventing, mostly by accident · first seen 1999

    The very old professor who invents astonishing, dangerous machines and forgets what they do.

    An impossibly old inventor, on a ski holiday he is mostly asleep for.

    likes
    Sauna
    found at
    The Saunahütte, Valley Station
    works
    Sauna master at The Saunahütte

  • Walter Whyte

    Chemistry teaching · first seen 2008

    The quiet chemistry teacher who is very, very precise about everything.

    A mild-mannered chemistry teacher, on a ski holiday he is treating as a field trip.

    likes
    A Glühwein
    found at
    The Glühwein Hut, Cocoa Cabin
    works
    Wax technician at Edge & Wax

  • The Lych King

    Ruling a kingdom of ice · first seen 2002

    The frozen king in the spiked crown who sits on a throne of ice at the top of the world.

    A frost king from a kingdom of ice, on a ski holiday he finds disappointingly warm.

    likes
    Skate
    found at
    Lake Glimmer, Powder Summit
    works
    Ice master at Lake Glimmer

  • Jim Raynar

    Keeping the peace on the frontier · first seen 1998

    The laconic frontier marshal in heavy armour who ends up leading a rebellion he never asked for.

    A frontier marshal in power armour, on a ski holiday with nothing to shoot at.

    likes
    Pick-up hockey
    found at
    The Tipsy Moose, Frostbite Arena
    works
    Barkeeper at The Tipsy Moose
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