The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- Sarah Marshal
At 12pm, the bells of St Nicholas burst into glorious peals. It’s the noon Angelus, when Roman Catholics say their Hail Marys — and it’s a moment of rapturous joy for those of us whose prayers have been answered. A foot of snow has fallen overnight.
Lech, the grand duchess of ski resorts, looks sumptuous in her new white coat.
And it’s an all-year working village. Indeed, there are ferociously strict rules about buying property here. If you own it, you have to use it.