Constructed to look like rock crystals. Subject to permissions the architect responsible for the Shard in London may be rebuilding the lift at Grands Montets, Chamonix. Work will start in 2022 and is scheduled for completion in 2025. The works … Read on…
From 7 January to 4 February and from 7 March to 1st April. Chamonix Tourist office are offering free lessons this winter for guests in town staying a minimum of 3 nights. Organised through the ski schools the ski lessons … Read on…
Ski Instructor, Mark Gear, has been picking up a brush rather than his skis and producing some original artwork we like.
Check it out Here!
Climbing Hiking and Biking. With glorious weather activities of choice have changed too. The lifts remain closed so walking up the hill with skis on your back to reach the snow limit seems like hard work. Instead we have opted … Read on…
We linked up with Kate for a ski tour from the St Gervais Domain over Mont Joly and down in to Les Contamines. Having parked at St Nicolas we skinned up the Epaule and up to Mont Joly. Along the … Read on…
Just over the Valley from the Tete Pelouse in the Aravis is a rock arch called the Trou de la Mouche. We were luck enough to get fresh powder snow from the top to the bottom. Definitely the best day … Read on…
In a “normal” winter season, one would use the lift system of Les Contamines to get to the top of the ridge. Then ski a couple of hundred meters before a skin up of less than an hour to get … Read on…
We have been ski touring up to Grands Montets the last two days. Yesterday it was dumping snow all day so the camera stayed in it’s pocket. The snow was super light and deep too, so would have been better … Read on…
An early start and a 1300m climb up the back of the Chain D’Aravis to get to Tete Pelouse. A beautiful ski tour loop up one valley and down the adjacent one. Lunch at the top in the sunshine. The … Read on…
The ski lifts remain closed in the area which gives access to some pretty safe terrain for ski touring. Flaine is not our favourite place in the world but we had an awesome day there with great friends. A simple … Read on…
