Ski Touring in Italy

At the end of the week, the Ski Touring Course participants decided that they should probably stop playing in the lift-accessed powder and get down to some ski touring. Guide Sebastien chose the Rhemes-Notre-Dame valley in the Aosta region of Italy. Leaving Chamonix, they headed through the Mont Blanc Tunnel to Italy. After about a three hour drive, they parked the car, put their skins on and were immediately befriended by a big white furry dog, who then accompanied them the entire way to the refuge! What Italian hospitality…

This furry dog joined the group and accompanied them from the car park to the refuge Ski touring in the valley of Rhemes-Notre-Dame, Valle d'Aosta, Italy (more…)

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photo-blog elizabeth 03 Apr 2008 No Comments

Drowning in powder at Les Grands Montets and Le Tour

This week’s Ski Touring Introduction Course consisted of six participants: Claire, Zoe, Edson, Sarah, Uta and Christoph. Sébastien Laurent was the guide, and had his work cut out for him with an unusual dilemma: we had almost too much snow for safe ski touring! Of course, no-one was complaining as they were forced to do run after run of the white fluffy stuff…..the pictures speak for themselves!

Off-piste skiing, ski touringOff-piste skiing (more…)

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photo-blog elizabeth 27 Mar 2008 No Comments

Off-Piste Course Vallee Blanche day

The Chamonix Experience Off-Piste Course last week spent one of the days skiing fresh powder on the Vallee Blanche. Thanks to a fair amount of snow early season the arete (the ridge) has been equipped early this year. This makes makes access a lot easier and safer.

The sign speak for itselfSkiers walking down the areteArriving at the end of the arete

The views from the Aiguille du Midi are breathtaking. (more…)

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photo-blog Martina Palm 21 Jan 2008 No Comments