Thursday day off at the chalet in Chamonix so we joined friends, Sauze and Patrick, for a ski tour from Les Contamines. Had a scoot around the pistes first then used the lift system to gain height. Only about 200m … Read on…
Another fine morning so we went in search of powder residue at Le Tour (Domaine de Balme). The pistes were in great condition with soft snow and not icy until the very bottom slopes. Off piste was largely tracked and … Read on…
Yesterday it just snowed and snowed so we booked a top bin at Grands Montets for this morning. All the guests were out early so we trundled up to Argentiere and managed a cheeky Heurse lift before our reservation. Minus … Read on…
Skied at Le Brevent this morning. Yesterday was shopping for food down the valley so we did not ski but apparently it rained to the top of the Col Cornu chair lift. The piste bashers had groomed the pistes perfectly … Read on…
Both yesterday and today the sun made an appearance and after the fresh snowfall, Grands Montets was our chosen destination. Yesterday we were fresh tracking powder snow all day (or at least until our legs gave up). Although the sun … Read on…
Yesterday saw about 50cm of fresh snow in Chamonix. Unfortunately it was accompanied by high winds. The new dump has certainly freshened up all the pistes in the valley. The off piste at Domaine de Balme today was heavy and … Read on…
Guests were out the chalet door early today and so were we. The sun and yesterdays snow were a call that we could not ignore. Le Tour at the head of the Chamonix Valley has some fantastic off piste terrain … Read on…
Guests were out the door early to ski the Vallee Blanche with Steve, a High Mountain Guide so we took the opportunity to do the same, only we headed for the first cabin up Le Brevent and over to La … Read on…
The forecast was for 85% sun so first plan was a run off the Aiguille du Midi. Fortunately we received a text from a friend in the queue to say that half the population of Chamonix were also in the … Read on…
Day off at the chalet so headed out of the Chamonix Valley and used a pass for Megeve to meet a couple of Yorkshire friends. We don’t know the area very well so cruised the pistes which were in fabulous … Read on…
