Wednesday and the skies cleared for a beautiful descent down the Vallee Blanche from the Aiguille du Midi. It was our first VB this season so we chose the Petit Envers route coming down into the exit couloirs skiers left … Read on…
Overnight we had about 5cm of fresh at the chalet so headed up to Grands Montets this morning. Managed to get a couple of top cable car trips in with 20-30cm of fresh. Joy of joys. Cloud level stayed at … Read on…
Once again the avalanche blasting woke us up before daybreak. Then there was the noise of the digger clearing the road outside the chalet. Once the light got better the view of Le Brevent from the front door of the … Read on…
Another glorious day in Courmayeur. Super light fresh snow up to waist deep in places. There was of course the odd pitches which had moguls on and looked lovely and inviting. Then you found the bumps underneath. Not an ideal … Read on…
A great day skiing off piste at Les Grands Montets. A grey morning with flat light in patches but chalky snow off piste. The pistes are somewhat hard and icy and one has to commit to your edges to get … Read on…
Who’s playing at the Comedy Nights in Chamonix Just got through the lineup for Comedy Nights this winter season. If you are in town, like standup comedy and alcohol then give the Jekyll a call and book space early as … Read on…
We are now in January and the slopes are quiet. Managed to get to La Flegere for an early lift up with the intention of ski touring over to Le Buet via the Col Crochues and Col de Berard. The … Read on…
Deep in the trees at Les Grands Montets At the chalet it rained most of the night with the snow limit at about 1700m so the Saturday market got ignored and it had to Les Grands Montets for a dose … Read on…
Powder, Pizza and Prosecco Day off at the chalet so popped through the Mont Blanc tunnel to Courmayeur. Forecast was for fresh snow in Chamonix and Courmayeur so we opted for the tree line skiing in Italy. The pizza and … Read on…
Plus quite a lot of people. Skied at Le Brevent and La Flegere yesterday in glorious sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. The pistes were in remarkably good condition and you only noticed the million people where the … Read on…
