The time comes each year when the Mad March Gang show up. There is a lot of skiing and a lot of food, almost invariably washed down with a lot of liquid refreshment. This year was no exception. Skied a different domain each day from Les Contamines to Courmayeur and … Read on…
The last week of so has been fantastic sunshine. Not always scorchers but we have had a couple of days with temperatures in the teens of degrees. Spring skiing conditions with the freezing overnight temperatures rendering the pistes bullet proof and then the sunshine softening the snow by mid morning. … Read on…
February has been busy with family groups in the chalet. All keen skiers they have been out the door early and back late to make the most of the snow. The snow has kept really well and recently we have seen fresh arriving which is great for both the piste … Read on…
Yesterday we had a bin booked for the top of Les Grands Montets so headed up with a crevasse kit each and skitouring stuff. Destination was the Col de Passon and then to ski down the Le Tour glacier into Le Tour village. The ski down to the Argentiere glacier … Read on…
We decided we would try to avoid the hoards at GM and headed to Le Tour with Carolyn, who usually brings snow with her when she comes to stay so lets hope she does!!!! Le Tour is closed apart from the home run down to Le Tour village which is … Read on…
Just had an amazing ski week with repeat clients who have been coming out year on year since the doors opened 16 years ago. You could be deceived that the week was all about the food from the pictures but we had a great ski as well. A powder day … Read on…
The chalet has been busy with guests the last couple of weeks who have enjoyed very varied weather and plenty of fresh snow. We have had climbers, skiers and snowboarders through and when the weather has been favourable enough the cameras have come out. In no particular order, we had … Read on…
February has been lots of weather and lots of powder snow in Chamonix. Thankfully the rain snow limit has been mostly just above the driveway of the chalet so not much snow clearing. When the sun has shone the camera has been out as there has been huge amounts of … Read on…
A week of unstable weather finally rewarded us with fresh powder days at Domaine de Balme. The sun came out and cold temperatures on Thursday gave plenty of scope for fresh tracking all day. On Friday the road to Le Tour was closed but we were fortunate enough to have … Read on…
Grands Montets and Les Houches opened last weekend but are shut during the week, so we have made the most of the snow with a couple of ski tours up the hill to get fit. I think it will be a slow process but hopefully it will get our legs … Read on…