Just back from a fabulous weekend in Chamonix for David and Asa’s wedding. Sitting above Montenvers looking down on the Mer de Glace as David and Asa walked down the path with bagpipes playing was just amazing and the sun … 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…
Still fresh tracks to be had. The last couple of days we have been venturing within the lift systems to find the freshies. The pistes everywhere are in fabulous condition and even the home runs at Le Brevent and La … Read on…
Great snow conditions at Les Houches. New guests skied at Les Houches to get their legs going so we headed there too. The pistes had been prepared and then about 15cm of fresh snow had fallen giving a lovely silent … Read on…
Gradually the lifts open up in Chamonix after the dump of snow. Saturday morning and the sky is completely clear. The recent days of snowfall have closed a lot of the lift system in the valley and we have been … Read on…
Heavy snowfalls expected this Thursday. An official communication has been issued to the Chamonix population today regarding the expected snowfall over the next 3 days. Any snow will be falling on to an unstable base and warnings of spontaneous/self-released slides … Read on…
