The sun shone and the wind Blew It was a powder day at Les Grands Montets. The wind had blown the snow in around the mogals and created powder covered slopes just waiting to be tracked. And tracked they were … Read on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The snow has arrived in Chamonix The snowfall over the weekend has opened up the skiing and snowboarding in the Chamonix Valley. Today the temperature at the chalet was minus 12 degrees as we left to head up to Le … Read on…
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…
Last week the guests in the chalet had great fun with the air bag ski jump at Le Brevent. The sun shone and the pistes were deserted. Situated by the nursery slope at Altitude 2000 with the chair lift over … Read on…
Spring skiing is definitely here. Bulletproof pistes first thing in the morning and rapidly softening in the sunshine. Book a late table for a long lunch and ski the slush down the hill for tea and cake in the chalet … Read on…
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…
