The sun shone so we headed out of the valley with ski touring kit. Les Contamines was the destination as it is covered on our MBU Ski Pass this winter. Headed off the top ridge with friends over to the … Read on…
Managed to get over to Champery on our day off from the chalet to ski with Derbyshire friends Dave and Helen. As they had been there 3 weeks we had our own personal guides so were fresh tracking powder shots … Read on…
The weather has turned super cold which is keeping the snow in good condition. We spent a few hours up at Le Brevent today seeking out fresh tracks off piste before the light went flat as the clouds came in. … Read on…
The recent snowfall in Chamonix has been relentless. Having said that today we got a glimps of the sun. Unfortunately we were in a chairlift at the time rather than taking pics of skiing. The last few days we have … Read on…
With the recent heavy snowfall in Chamonix it is taking a little while for the lift company to get the terrain controlled for avalanches. The risk today is still 4/5 and a lot of the lifts are still closed. Rather … 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 … Read on…
End of season ski tour with great friend Sauze and hubby Alun Barrett. Glorious sunshine for the walk in the first day in the Gran Paradiso National Park, followed by much needed Prosecco at the Rifugio Benevelo! Much cooler the … Read on…
Just under 900m of ascent takes you through trees and over fabulous skiing terrain. We got to the Col in two and a half hours in glorious sunshine and then the clouds came in. Skiing untracked spring snow from the top in flat light was interesting. Two thirds of the was down the snow got heavy and stickier but by then we were in the trees again so visibility was not an issue. Great day off from the chalet! 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…
