Alpine powder & sauna heat – A boys' weekend
- xero-one
- Dec 8, 2025
- 3 min read
It all started Friday evening: six 20-year-old snowboarders, loaded down with boards, energy drinks, and way too much luggage, crammed into a VW van heading for the Alps. Max was at the wheel, Leon next to him with the playlist, Tim and Jonas in the back with the crate of beer, and Ben and I were in the middle. We spent the whole drive talking nonsense, watching old videos from past winter trips, and getting excited for powder. Saturday morning we were on the slopes by eight, endless fresh snow, sunshine, perfect conditions. All day long, nothing but rails, jumps, deep-snow lines, and way too many falls. In the evening, we arrived at the cabin completely exhausted but happy, devoured pasta with pesto, and immediately fired up the sauna. A typical guys' weekend, nothing more.
The gym in the cabin's basement was, as always, cramped and warm from the stove. We took off our wet clothes, threw everything in the corner, and quickly took cold showers because the hot water boilers were on the fritz again. Everyone had that slight muscle soreness after the day, their skin still red from the cold and the sun. We teased each other – "Leon, your ass isn't getting any smaller from grinding rails all the time" – and laughed. Then we all sat together in the sauna, towels around our hips, sweat pouring down our faces, steam rising. The air was thick, we were really close, thighs accidentally brushing, but no one really reacted. Just that underlying tingle of excitement when six well-trained guys are sitting naked or almost naked in 95-degree heat and no one really wants to look away. But it remained just glances and stupid comments.
Sometime during the second sauna session, the towels became looser. Leon leaned back, his towel slipped a bit, revealing more than intended. Max just grinned, pulled his own towel away completely, and casually draped it over his lap. The atmosphere slowly shifted. No one said anything, but suddenly there was this tension, as if the heat wasn't just from the sauna. I felt my pulse quicken, felt something stir beneath the towel. Ben, next to me, breathed more deeply, his hand resting on his thigh, close to the fabric. A few glances met—longer than usual. Leon lightly bit his lip, Tim and Jonas whispered to each other and chuckled softly. Nothing happened yet, but everyone knew: the room had suddenly become much smaller.
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