Overnight it had snowed, even for the day more snow showers were announced. Everything indicated that the Black Forest would turn into a winter wonderland. On the morning drive towards Schauinsland, however, disillusionment soon spread: in the valleys hardly any snow, even on the Feldberg the firs were green (even if there was a lot of snow otherwise). Several times I thought about turning around and going home. Then, just two kilometers from the finish: the first white trees...