Shovelled about 20cm of fresh snow off the drive this morning. Heavy snow so not the easiest to shift. Would have been great for snowmen. Checked the web to see what was open and even phoned Courmayeur as nothing appeared … Read on…
There was a lot of avalanche blasting this morning and the clouds were swirling around the Chamonix Valley. La Flegere was not at all disappointing and the sun came out on occasion, just enough time to crack off these shots … Read on…
Wednesday and the skies cleared for a beautiful descent down the Vallee Blanche from the Aiguille du Midi. It was our first VB this season so we chose the Petit Envers route coming down into the exit couloirs skiers left … Read on…
Overnight we had about 5cm of fresh at the chalet so headed up to Grands Montets this morning. Managed to get a couple of top cable car trips in with 20-30cm of fresh. Joy of joys. Cloud level stayed at … Read on…
Once again the avalanche blasting woke us up before daybreak. Then there was the noise of the digger clearing the road outside the chalet. Once the light got better the view of Le Brevent from the front door of the … Read on…
Another glorious day in Courmayeur. Super light fresh snow up to waist deep in places. There was of course the odd pitches which had moguls on and looked lovely and inviting. Then you found the bumps underneath. Not an ideal … Read on…
A great day skiing off piste at Les Grands Montets. A grey morning with flat light in patches but chalky snow off piste. The pistes are somewhat hard and icy and one has to commit to your edges to get … Read on…
We are now in January and the slopes are quiet. Managed to get to La Flegere for an early lift up with the intention of ski touring over to Le Buet via the Col Crochues and Col de Berard. The … Read on…
Deep in the trees at Les Grands Montets At the chalet it rained most of the night with the snow limit at about 1700m so the Saturday market got ignored and it had to Les Grands Montets for a dose … Read on…
Powder, Pizza and Prosecco Day off at the chalet so popped through the Mont Blanc tunnel to Courmayeur. Forecast was for fresh snow in Chamonix and Courmayeur so we opted for the tree line skiing in Italy. The pizza and … Read on…
