A beautiful sunny day and a reservation for the Aiguille du Midi in hand. Strange how you can make an online reservation, print out the ticket but still have to wait 40 minutes to get on the lift. You have … Read on…
The weather yesterday was complete cloud everywhere. And although the forecast today was better; it was pretty much the same. A brief patch of blue sky first thing in the morning instilled a false hope so we headed to Grands … Read on…
We had heard that yesterday it was snowing all day in Italy so it seemed rude not to pop through the tunnel for a piece of the action. We were not disappointed!
Fabulous weather so went up the Aiguille du Midi with ski touring kit and headed up to Helbronner. Caught up with the clients from the chalet who were with Rob Jarvis (Mountain Guide). They are on a Chamonix Off Piste … Read on…
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…
