Snow Problem
Not a bad start to the winter season. First day opening at La Flegere and the car park was full by 0930. Minus 8 degrees, blue sky and untracked snow everywhere. There were a few people skiing the pistes down … Read on…
Not a bad start to the winter season. First day opening at La Flegere and the car park was full by 0930. Minus 8 degrees, blue sky and untracked snow everywhere. There were a few people skiing the pistes down … Read on…
From 7 January to 4 February and from 7 March to 1st April. Chamonix Tourist office are offering free lessons this winter for guests in town staying a minimum of 3 nights. Organised through the ski schools the ski lessons … Read on…
We linked up with Kate for a ski tour from the St Gervais Domain over Mont Joly and down in to Les Contamines. Having parked at St Nicolas we skinned up the Epaule and up to Mont Joly. Along the … Read on…
Just over the Valley from the Tete Pelouse in the Aravis is a rock arch called the Trou de la Mouche. We were luck enough to get fresh powder snow from the top to the bottom. Definitely the best day … Read on…
In a “normal” winter season, one would use the lift system of Les Contamines to get to the top of the ridge. Then ski a couple of hundred meters before a skin up of less than an hour to get … Read on…
We have been ski touring up to Grands Montets the last two days. Yesterday it was dumping snow all day so the camera stayed in it’s pocket. The snow was super light and deep too, so would have been better … Read on…
An early start and a 1300m climb up the back of the Chain D’Aravis to get to Tete Pelouse. A beautiful ski tour loop up one valley and down the adjacent one. Lunch at the top in the sunshine. The … Read on…
The ski lifts remain closed in the area which gives access to some pretty safe terrain for ski touring. Flaine is not our favourite place in the world but we had an awesome day there with great friends. A simple … Read on…
One of the things about not having guests this winter is the ability to head out into the hills early and get back late. We are able to explore areas which we could only normally get to on days off. … Read on…
The latest is that the ski lifts will not open until after the February holidays. We are getting fitter and are lucky enough to be able to explore new areas outside the Chamonix valley. With the volume of snow comes … Read on…