General roundup of the last 3 days
Two countries and some Powder Sunday took us up to Le Brevent. Got on the lift at the bottom in the pouring rain and got off the top in a snow blizzard. From then on things just got better. The … Read on…
Category Archives: Off Piste Conditions
On and off piste at Les Contamines
A Grand Day out A friend’s Birthday was a great excuse to get out of the Chamonix Valley and explore Les Contamines. Eleven of us warmed up on the pistes before heading off to play with the soft stuff off … Read on…
Great day at Domaine de Balme
Recent snow has freshened up the pistes. Headed up the valley to Le Tour to ski the Domaine de Balme. The carpark was empty when we got there at half nine and we walked straight on to the lift. The … Read on…
Chamonix New Year
NYE at Brevent/Flegere and New Years Day at Courmayeur Glorious sunshine followed us around on both New Years Eve and New Years Day. On 31st we left the chalet at minus 12 degrees and went to the sunny side of … Read on…
First ski of the season in Chamonix
Grands Montets Opening Day Saturday 20th December and the lifts have finally opened at Grands Montets. Limited opening due to the poor snow coverage but the Top lift was open as well as the Bochard and the Marmatons lift. We … Read on…
Off piste skiing in the back bowls of Le Tour
Another day in the sun in seek of powder to ski. Destination – Le Tour. Three days after fresh snow you have to be prepared to look a little harder for the powder and put a little more effort in … Read on…
Still powder turns to be had in Flegere
Two days after fresh snow and there was still powder to be tracked off piste in Flegere Chamonix Mont Blanc. The pistes were also in fantastic carving condition. It is amazing what a dump of snow does to freshen up … Read on…
Col de Passon ski tour from Grands Montets
Another glorious day so 5 of us ski toured from Grands Montets to Le Tour village over the Col de Passon. Starting from the top of Grands Montets and skiing down over the Argentiere glacier before climbing up to the … Read on…
Windy day at Grands Montets for the Black Crows
Saturday at Grands Montets was so windy in the morning that the Hearse chair and the Bochard remained closed until mid morning and the top lift did not open before mid afternoon. Certain slopes had wind-blown in snow creating perfectly … Read on…
Ski Tour up to Helbronner and ski down the Vallee Noir
A beautiful sunny day and a reservation for the Aiguille du Midi in hand. Strange how you can make an online reservation, print out the ticket but still have to wait 40 minutes to get on the lift. You have … Read on…
