This summer we have been growing fruit for a range of home made jams for the chalet this winter. So far we have Gooseberry, Bramble, Blackcurrant, Rhubarb and Ginger, Rhubarb Cheese plus Redcurrant Jelly for the Lamb Shanks. Yummy! You … Read on…
End of season ski tour with great friend Sauze and hubby Alun Barrett. Glorious sunshine for the walk in the first day in the Gran Paradiso National Park, followed by much needed Prosecco at the Rifugio Benevelo! Much cooler the … Read on…
Just under 900m of ascent takes you through trees and over fabulous skiing terrain. We got to the Col in two and a half hours in glorious sunshine and then the clouds came in. Skiing untracked spring snow from the top in flat light was interesting. Two thirds of the was down the snow got heavy and stickier but by then we were in the trees again so visibility was not an issue. Great day off from the chalet! Read on…
Roundup of the last couple of weeks The chalet has been busy and so reports have been lacking but spring has definitely arrived. Snow showers every few days have freshened the Chamonix Valley up and the temperatures have risen. The … Read on…
Roundup of the last few days. Chamonix has been lucky with snowfall over the last couple of weeks and blessed with sunshine inbetween. Today we are just back from skiing the north facing domain of Grands Montets. The pistes were … Read on…
Fresh tracking all day long. The sun shone and the mountains were covered in powder snow. What better way to spend a day off than putting tracks all over the place. Managed to get to Le Tour as the lift … Read on…
Powder everywhere. Having had over a week of great weather over the Half Term break, the snow has once again landed in Chamonix. This morning we shot off down the valley for the weekly food shop and then scuttled up … Read on…
Off piste better than the pistes at the moment. The pistes at Grands Montets were fairly bullet proof today and did not soften up in the cold air. The off piste, and there is a lot of it, was chalky, … Read on…
Day off Wednesday, so we headed out of teh valley with ski touring kit to head up the Petit Croise Baulet. Beautiful skin up through the woods from the road head above the Jaillet lift to the Col du Jaillet … Read on…
Tuesday took us through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Courmayeur to meet friends. The pistes were in fantastic condition, the pizzas were also magnificent and the prosecco did not let the side down in the least. The sun shone and … Read on…
