March and spring skiing has just arrived

Roast Chicken & Prosecco

Just had an amazing ski week with repeat clients who have been coming out year on year since the doors opened 16 years ago. You could be deceived that the week was all about the food from the pictures but … Read on…

March skiing and Eating in Chamonix & Courmayeur

Ceracs on the Vallee Blanche

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…

March and spring skiing plus touring

Grippy pistes at Grands Montets

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…

Chalky snow off-piste at Grands Montets

Carving up the off piste

Off piste better than the pistes at the moment. The pistes at Grands Montets were fairly bullet proof today and did not soften up in the cold air. The off piste, and there is a lot of it, was chalky, … Read on…

Courmayeur pistes pizza and prosecco

Pizza and prosecco

Tuesday took us through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Courmayeur to meet friends. The pistes were in fantastic condition, the pizzas were also magnificent and the prosecco did not let the side down in the least. The sun shone and … Read on…

Findin’ fresh in Cham and Courmayeur

Ben in Courmayeur

Still fresh tracks to be had. The last couple of days we have been venturing within the lift systems to find the freshies. The pistes everywhere are in fabulous condition and even the home runs at Le Brevent and La … Read on…

Les Houches for tree skiing and getting the legs going

Les Houches

Great snow conditions at Les Houches. New guests skied at Les Houches to get their legs going so we headed there too. The pistes had been prepared and then about 15cm of fresh snow had fallen giving a lovely silent … Read on…

Playing in the trees in Courmayeur

Tree skiing Courmayeur

Tree skiing in Courmayeur Recent snowfall has made the trees skiable in Courmayeur and freshened up the pistes both in Italy and back home in Chamonix. Photos from Courmayeur below. Chamonix pistes are in fantastic condition though snow levels at … Read on…