Sliding around on piste and off

Vallee Blanche

The stable weather over the last week has given great opportunities to explore the mountains both on piste and off piste.  The recent snowfall freshened up the pistes for brilliant conditions almost everywhere.  Off piste has been a similar story … Read on…

First Foray up the Aiguille du Midi

The bottom of the ridge of the Aig du Midi

The weather is about to change so we headed up the Aig du Midi to check out the conditions before the snow hits at the weekend. The ridge is partially equipped at the moment so there are metal stakes in … Read on…

All the lifts are open – Come to Chamonix

Lenticular clouds over Mont Blanc

What a great start to the winter season here in Chamonix. The early snowfall has meant early opening of virtually the entire lift system. And the pistes are in fabulous condition. High mountain strong winds have scoured some ridges for … Read on…

First tracks in at Le Brevent

Yvonne

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…