With Nicole’s depature set for an ungodly hour on Friday morning, and poor weather forecast for Thursday and beyond, it was becoming quite apparent that the window of clear weather on Wednesday was our last opportunity to get stuck into a big objective. Jerome suggested sleeping in the Argentiere Refuge and climbing the Milieu Glacier
After a well-earned day off it was time to ski again. Low cloud in the valley but some visibility up top, plus some recent new snow, led us to the Aiguille du Midi where we would ski the Grand Envers du Plan line, but around the Refuge du Requin we intended to put on our
As Jerome had a long standing booking for the weekend we decided to pop over to Verbier to visit some friends and have a closer look around. We timed this to coincide with the finals of the Freeride World Tour but unfortunately due to weather they brought the event forward by one day. We would
After yesterday’s epic on the Rectiligne we were keen for more high alpine fun. The weather forecast was for clear skies but warming temps ahead of a weekend of average weather. We made the decision to do a classic Chamonix ski tour – the Col du Passon. It’s a great option as you get to
Today was a special one. In fact, I think this was probably the best skiing I’ve done in Cham in 4 trips over about 10 weeks in the area. We left Grands Montets yesterday during a snowstorm and knew that if we returned early today we would be rewarded. The sun was out this morning
After we returned from La Grave the weather was forecast to turn and our bodies were weary so we opted for two days off. The storm that was forecast materialised in spades and we were hit with powder fever. We hooked up with some old friends from Buller, Christophe & Samala, and her sister Naomi
For our last day in La Grave we wanted to descend one of the big ‘frontside’ runs that make their way down to the valley floor – from top to bottom that’s 2300m vertical. For reference most major North American resorts have a vertical drop of around 1000m. Jerome wanted us to check out ‘La
Our road trip to La Grave was becoming a success defined by its failures. In this most wild of locations it’s a fantastic place for skiers with ambition to test their abilities, yet commands they remain circumspect and humble, and much like Chamonix time and time again the mountain shows who’s boss. As mentioned in
After a flurry of initial activity that yielded some great skiing our legs began to tire and the weather turned again, so on Tuesday morning we slept in but felt a little guilty and wanting to improve our climbing fitness so we skinned 840m vert up to the mid station of Flegere. It was quite
After yesterday’s epic on the Vallee Blanche and Grands Montets, the forecast was ordinary and we had low expectations. Because Phil and Jack don’t have touring gear our options were limited and Jerome and I were at a loss at what to do. The snow down low in the Chamonix valley is dust on crust
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