The Off-Piste Workshop skiers had two more fun- and sun-filled days with they did both the Vallee Blanche and the Vallee Noire. The Vallee Blanche follows the traditional route from l’Aiguille du Midi while the Vallee Noire starts on the Italian side. Both finish on the Mer de Glace.
Some photos from l’Aiguille du Midi, after a cheeky espresso at the Chambre 9:
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The Off-Piste Workshop skiers took advantage of an overcast day and guide Sébastien’s knowledge to learn and practice crevasse rescue and glacier travel techniques. They skied down the back side of Les Grands Montets and found some good crevasses on the Argentière glacier where they could practice rescuing themselves and others.
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The Off-Piste Workshop from 02-07/03/08 was comprised of four participants, Christie, Peter, Gary and Graham, and was led by guide Sébastien. Depsite the bad weather that was predicted, they were lucky enough to get some great days of skiing as well as practical experience of glacier travel and crevasse rescue.
On the first day they headed up to Le Tour, took in the glorious scenery and found their ski legs. Enjoy the beautiful photos, courtesy of Peter and Christie.
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Big days in the mountains start early: 8 am RV at the Aiguille du Midi lift in Chamonix. It is early February and already busy with mainly skiers and a few climbers buzzing with excitement about the day ahead.
We started the day by skiing a variation of the Valley Blanche called the Petit Envers and managed to find some nice snow that was still untracked. (more…)
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The snow conditions are very good in the Alps this winter. During March Chamonix Experience are running three courses which all still have places available. Book up now for a memorable ski Experience.
2-7 March Off-Piste Workshop – Improve your technique and mountain awareness and ski some great powder in one of the world’s foremost off-piste areas.
9-14 & 23-28 March Ski Touring Introduction- Try the beauty of exploring unspoilt backcountry areas. 6 days of ski touring in the Mont Blanc range finishing by skiing down a 4000m peak in Italy. 
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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 views from the Aiguille du Midi are breathtaking. (more…)
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The ridge is equipped and the Vallée Blanche is in great condition. Yesterday, (19th of January) we could even ski all the way back down to Chamonix without adding too many scratches under our skis. In fact most skiing on and off piste around here is in very good condition at the moment and we are expecting some more snow towards the middle of the week.
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