Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | Skier
30th May. Skiing Pointe Yield north east face with Martin, Andi and Lauren. Beautiful line that I have been looking at for a while to ski. We skied great snow on the upper slopes and then encountered some challenging skiing and fairly dangerous conditions during the main descent with some avalanches and serac danger and … Continue reading Pointe Yield North East Face
Wow what a day! On Monday Martin, Fergus and I skied our first ever run on the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi, the north face of the Col du Plan. 600m of steep exposed terrain visible from Chamonix. At some point in a Chamonix skiers' life you can't help your mind wondering to … Continue reading Col du Plan North Face
Fun day skiing with Jerome, Fergus and Damo on the Aiguille de la Noire north face. This face overlooks the vallee blanche and is a great line that is never too technical or difficult but always somewhat exposed. You reach the Aiguille de la Noire by taking the 'chicken foot' shaped couloir on the Italian … Continue reading Aiguille de la Noire North Face
It's always an adventure when Fergus is in town. We started our weekend with a ski tour up and over from Grand Montets into the Argentiere basin in preparation for a big adventure the following day. It's been scorching weather for the past 2 weeks with no sign of fresh snow. Instead, the conditions have … Continue reading One big adventure
There was one line that I was thinking about a lot during my spell on the sidelines and it probably had something to do with it being visible from our garden in Chamonix. I spent the spring of 2018 sitting in my garden (amongst other things that unfortunately didn't include skiing) and looking up at … Continue reading Couloir Trappier
When Tom Grant messages you and asks if you're free for a ski tomorrow, it's a good idea to say yes. I was stoked to join Tom and Jake on a ski of the Capucin couloir on the Col du Tacul. I'd skied it before with Fergus and Barney and was keen to have a smoother … Continue reading Couloir Capucin, Col du Tacul
Aiguille Pourrie from Col Cornu. Nice easy short ski tour if you are pushed for time with great Mont Blanc views and a fun descent back to the liaison Brevent/Flegere cable car. A good one to do if you're looking for a shaded north facing descent. https://youtu.be/4GxHf-7llHg
Some fresh snow in Chamonix. Vallée blanche 10 Jan South face Col d'Entréves 11 Jan https://youtu.be/WL14p5JCopA
I had this idea to post the best moments of each month this winter on my blog in one bitesize monthly summary, highlighting the best days and the most interesting adventures that had taken place. I got off to a great start, as Janvier delivered some amazing snow conditions and some super fun ski days … Continue reading Février.