This week I have been skiing with Jerk and Simon.
On our first day we did col de Beuguant. A great tour in the Aiguill Rouges mountain range. After about 750m vertical of touring you put the skis on the backpack and put on the crampons to do a small trevers through a rock band. After that you reach the col and then there is a 50m down climb on the other side before you put on the skis.
The little climb at the top really makes the tour and it keeps a lot of the people away. But the best thing with this tour is the descend. You ski pretty much in the fall line all the way from the top to the bottom of the Berard Valley.
We had nice light, fast powder all the way. A good day to be touring.
On our first day we did col de Beuguant. A great tour in the Aiguill Rouges mountain range. After about 750m vertical of touring you put the skis on the backpack and put on the crampons to do a small trevers through a rock band. After that you reach the col and then there is a 50m down climb on the other side before you put on the skis.
The little climb at the top really makes the tour and it keeps a lot of the people away. But the best thing with this tour is the descend. You ski pretty much in the fall line all the way from the top to the bottom of the Berard Valley.
We had nice light, fast powder all the way. A good day to be touring.
The second day it was -26 at the top of the Aiguille du Midi. No wind and blue sky but crazy cold. The plan of the day was to do the Vraie Vallee Blanc and then skin up to breche Puiseux. From the salla manche under the Requin Hut we put on the skins and climbed about 800 to the start of the finish couloir. Then it gets too steep for skinning so we put on the crampons on and take the skies on the backpack for the last 250m. On the back side of the col there is a 60m rappel. After that we put the skies back on and have a 1100m descent with the north face of Grandes Jorasses majestically rising above you. The snow was good and it was not a problem to ski all the way down to Chamonix.
In total we did ca 3700 vertical meters downhill and 1050m uphill. Good work boyz.
In total we did ca 3700 vertical meters downhill and 1050m uphill. Good work boyz.
The third day was a shorter day. We did les Grandes Autannes. It’s a superb route with a minimal of effort. From the top chair lift from Le Tour we walked straight up for 500m with the skies on the backpack. On the north side of les Grandes Autannes you can normally find cold protected powder. This was the case when we were there.
The terrain is quiet steep but not too steep and really playful. This was probably the most fun run of the week.
The terrain is quiet steep but not too steep and really playful. This was probably the most fun run of the week.
On our last day we decided to go to Les Houches. It was windy up high but still cold enough for it to be good In be lower mountains. There is a secret forest on the backside of Les Houches that only a few people knows about. We skied first tracks all day.
Thanks my friends for a great week
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