Learning to ski again
The weather is cold and the snow that we have is in good condition. Day one of a ski course with Alison Culshaw at Grands Montets went very well. Breezy has a few things to work on and she is … Read on…
Category Archives: Snow Report
Our first ski day of the winter season
The first day that we put skis on is always a little scary. Can you actually remember how to do this? Well the good news is that we could, and what a great day to get the legs going. We … Read on…
Snow has arrived in Chamonix
First snow has hit the town. Yesterday there was over 20cm at the top of the Prairion ski lift in Les Houches and it just kept falling. Today has been much the same and more is due for tomorrow. It … Read on…
Lamerenhutte Ski Touring in Switzerland
We managed to take advantage of the weather and get in a trip to Switzerland for some ski touring. It meant an early start to get over to Leukerbad and the Gemmi lift for 0830hrs but we made it. We headed for the Lamerenhutte as a base for the 2 nights as it offers many day tour options, is quite high and good for not so good weather. Read on…
Easter with snow, sun, cloud and wind
This week in the chalet we have had a family of 5 and 4 people on one of Alison Culshaw‘s off piste and touring programmes. The guys on the course were raving about the instruction and the guiding they got … Read on…
March and spring skiing has just arrived
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…
Powder snow and sunshine Chamonix
The chalet has been busy with guests the last couple of weeks who have enjoyed very varied weather and plenty of fresh snow. We have had climbers, skiers and snowboarders through and when the weather has been favourable enough the … Read on…
Chalet de Loriaz ski tour
We ski toured up in the snow through the trees in the afternoon and stayed at the refuge. After a hearty meal and a sleep we headed up the hill again for about half an hour to ski fresh powder down past the hut and on down through the trees in sunshine. Read on…
Mixed weather and lots of powder snow in Chamonix
February has been lots of weather and lots of powder snow in Chamonix. Thankfully the rain snow limit has been mostly just above the driveway of the chalet so not much snow clearing. When the sun has shone the camera … Read on…
Two days tracking fresh powder at Le Tour
A week of unstable weather finally rewarded us with fresh powder days at Domaine de Balme. The sun came out and cold temperatures on Thursday gave plenty of scope for fresh tracking all day. On Friday the road to Le … Read on…
