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…
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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…
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…
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…
Powder Day in St Gervais
With the recent heavy snowfall in Chamonix it is taking a little while for the lift company to get the terrain controlled for avalanches. The risk today is still 4/5 and a lot of the lifts are still closed. Rather … Read on…
Aiguille du Midi on a perfect day
American clients in the chalet skied at Les Grands Montets and then got the last telecabine up the Aiguille du Midi in the afternoon for some amazing scenes. The weather was just changing and the sun low as they took … Read on…
Early Opening of Skiing in Chamonix
The Compagnie du Mont Blanc have just announced early opening of the Chamonix Ski slopes. This weekend, for a couple of days, on November, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th, Grands Montets and Les Houches will have partial opening after the recent … Read on…
Abundant snowfall this weekend
Received a mail from Mike Sweeney this morning who let us know about the forecast for the weekend. Snow in Chamonix 1.5m of the stuff Apparently there is gonna be a couple of nice days then an “active disturbance” crossing over … Read on…
