Here are some pictures from my Switzerland vacation. Where else can you find snow in August?

This is the Matterhorn mountain. There is a group of people who climb it almost every day. You can join them too.

The village looks great. Smaller hotels, plenty of rooms to rent. This is a pedestrian village, which means no gasoline cars allowed. You have to park your car in the nearby village and then take a train to Zermatt.

This is an interesting device - a drink mixing machine. Every bar has it and it doesn't require a bartender to posess any skills, just press the right button. Gin & Tonic = press A8.

It's the last week of August. The weather in the village is 15 degrees Celcius. You have to go 3000 meters up the mountain to get to the snow. There is a chain of gondolas that take you there.

In winter time you can take the same gondola up and then ski down aaaaall the way to the village. These are not your typical short slopes of the US East Coast. It might take you some time to get all the way down.

Once you've arrived at the top of the mountain by the gondola, there is a tunnel that takes you to the opposite side of the mountain top.

Beautiful view. Notice that there are no chair lifts. Only t-bars.

GET DOWN!!! There is an enemy shooting from each side.

Shooting people has always been fun; ask any experienced hit man. This time our team Rush-N-Kill was out hunting some fresh blood.

This is me, hiding behind enemy lines. A single wrong move, and you're dead.

We've been experimenting with different guns. This one is semi-automatic, battery powered. It takes time to get used to it but once you do, you wonder how in the world you'd ever manage without it.

Here's me again, this time with the regular (rental) gun. It usually works without glitches, so I kept alternating between guns.

My old buddy Diesel-.

Here's their website, in case you ever want to check it out:
http://www.highvelocitypaintball.com/

Ahh yeah!!! This is what separates boys from men and girls from ..., well, I don't know. Anyway, Chelsea Pears has surprised me with its fascilities. This is no ordinary gym. To tell you the truth, it has been ages since I've seen a sports complex like this one. Bodybuilding, basketball, a real race track, boxing ring, you name it. Hell, they even have Beach Volleyball with real sand. No need to go to Florida, although noone wears bikini.

My eye caught the huge ass climbing wall, and in no time I was exploring it. Here's me on the way up. Don't stare at my ass...

"Don't look down". That tip never works.

This is my climbing mate and old friend Olesya. She's had enough climbing by this point.

Here's me again, showing off.

Here's their website, in case you ever want to check it out:
http://www.chelseapiers.com/sc/climbing.htm

This is indeed the best mountain on the East Coast.

I'm back from snowboarding, Quebec, Canada. If you are looking for a great mountain to snowboard at, the great state of New York is probably not the best option. I've found this place just 2 hours north of Montreal, called Mont Tremblant, (pronounced trum-loo). What's so great about this particular mountain is that it has slops on both Southern and Northern parts of it Once you're up at the very top, you get to decide which way you want to go. Plus the place usually has plenty of snow and it's rarely too crowded.