January skiing

This season seems to be shaping up nicely with loads of snow and cold temperatures. Last week we had a lot of weather and this week has seen the return of sunshine. We have even managed to get a little … Read on…
This season seems to be shaping up nicely with loads of snow and cold temperatures. Last week we had a lot of weather and this week has seen the return of sunshine. We have even managed to get a little … Read on…
Recent snowfall has given a couple of superb blue sky powder days, swiftly followed by rain to above 2000m. It is now raining again in town and the forecst is for over a metre of snow at 1800m in the next 24hrs. Read on…
The past week has put down loads of fresh snow down to 600m. The pisteurs in the valley have done an amazing job of preparing the pistes and securing the ski domains. Guests have done a brilliant job of putting … Read on…
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…
On the last sunny day before the latest snow we set off up Aiguilette les Houches. On a normal day we would drop a car at the bottom then head to Le Brevent to use the uplift. In the current … Read on…
Today the Brevent area opened the lifts to skiers. The top was closed and the link to La Flegere but there were some cheeky shots to be found between the runs. The groomed pistes were in perfect condition. More dumps … Read on…
The snow conditions back country have been amazing this past week. We have ventured over the Autannes from Le Tour and had numerous excursions from the Aiguille du Midi. As one of the group said “that is the best ski I have ever had”. Read on…
The super cold temperatures have kept the snow in fantastic condition even on the south facing slopes of Brevent and Flegere. One has to work a little harder each descent to find the untracked stuff but there is plenty out there to go round. More snow due on Wednesday of this week, our day off, bring it on. Read on…
At 13:30hrs we had a Tour booked with the Pisteurs at le Brevent. We found our guide, Matieu, at the top of the gondola easily and spent an hour and a half with him as he talked about the work they do and how they make the domain safe. It was fascinating as he talked through all the different systems and options they have for avalanche control. Breezy even got to play with some fuses for explosives. Read on…
We have had our fair share of weather recently. Lots of snow for Christmas guests in the chalet which is fantastic. The sun has even made guest appearances occasionally, Read on…