It was a fun run, far removed from the scariness often associated with off-piste skiing – and the two other peaks, Walmendingerhorn and Kanzelwand, had equally appealing, easygoing runs with untracked powder.
Her new album, "Little Sparrow" (Blue Eye/Sugar Hill SUG-3927), continues in that traditional vein, with equally appealing results.
A somewhat lighter alternative, equally appealing, is ravioli stuffed with veal and red cabbage in a concentrated veal sauce, but even the fish pastas tend to be rich, especially the ravioli stuffed with lobster and buffalo ricotta in a Prosecco and lobster broth.
Lest you think it's all fat all the time, there was at least one fairly lean but equally appealing dish of seared turbot with ravioli, using fennel as the "pasta" filled with fresh cheese mixed with Parmesan.
Equally appealing are whole shrimp slathered with shrimp paste, rolled in wonton skins and deep-fried to golden perfection.
For all her dark deeds and eyeliner there's a joie de vivre to Clara, which makes a nice contrast to the melancholic Eleanor, a difference that the actresses underline with distinct, equally appealing performances.
Milder but equally appealing were sauteed shiitake mushrooms tossed with onions and peppers.
"You can cause their attention to be focusing on another taste sensation which is equally appealing," said Claude E. Burke, a senior flavorist with the Procter & Gamble Company.
Equally appealing were the Hokkaido roll topped with a slab of tuna tataki and a bit of jalapeño; and the Sea Roll with its thicker soybean wrapper containing tuna, salmon and yellowtail, and crab, avocado and cucumber.
Pan-fried tournedos of venison, deglazed with vintage Armagnac, were equally appealing.
