TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 5 – SE Couloir of Tour Ronde to Brenva Glacier

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After yesterday’s successful mission on the Italian side skiing the Aiguille d’Entreves we concluded that if the weather remained the same our best chance of skiing some steeps was in a similar location, and now that Jerome had tested how I’d cope with some basic climbing we set our sights on a larger objective –

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TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 4 – Steep Skiing – South Face of L’Aiguille d’Entreves

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After yesterday’s aborted mission on the Glacier Rond we figured if we wanted to ski a steep line a better option would be to head over to the Italian side which is the South Face of the massif, and basking in sunshine we were anticipating being presented with some lovely corn snow. So after heading

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The Powder Bible

The Powder Bible

Hi Everyone, It’s about time to give my loyal aussieskier fans a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to lately. aussieskier has been quiet since the Buller fiasco but I’ve been hard at work on a brand new project. It’s called The Powder Bible and it’s a ‘World First’ eBook on Ski Travel. As

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TR: Chamonix Day 17 – Glacier de Toule & Courmayeur

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After a well-earned day off it was time to ski. While there had been a terrible foehn blowing in Chamonix, on the other side of the range in Italy it had been snowing, so we decided to head through the tunnel to check it out. The scenes at either end of the tunnel could not

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TR: Chamonix Day 14 – Couloir Marbrées

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We had originally wanted to ski this couloir the day before, but there was a chilly northerly breeze that Jerome was afraid would prevent the couloir softening up, which would make it an absolute death trap. But today was still with a slight southerly, which meant we could go and ski one of the bigger

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How a Chamonix Guide prepares for our visit

[ad#Adsense Banner] Mindful of the fact that we will be arriving shortly, our guide Jérôme Para has been deep in preparation for our three weeks together, by opening up a new variation on the route – “Super Intégrale de Peuterey” to Mont Blanc – also achieving this in the record time of 6 days. Click

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TR: Grand Envers du Plan, Chamonix, France

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This is a repost of a Trip Report posted on the ski.com.au forums, and also the TGR forums in January. The response to it was part of the catalyst to create this site. I’m still processing this day in my mind. And to be honest it is going to take a while. After a fantastic

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TR: Glacier de Toule, Italy

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This is a repost of a Trip Report posted on ski.com.au and TGR in January, and the public reaction to it formed the nucleus of my desire to create this site: We met with our guide Jerome at the Compagnie des Guides in Chamonix, which is conveniently next to our hotel in the morning, to

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