After the Easter holidays Chamonix gets quiet. The town is now all green and flowery, snow is settling on the high mountain faces, and barbecues are held everywhere (even on Mer de Glace!). We have been busy ski touring and ski mountaineering around Chamonix, escaping the pollen invasion by staying in the mountains, but occasionally coming down to attend a barbecue or two. Read More
The first real powder skiing experience this year we got on the Punta Helbronner, on the south side of the Mont Blanc Massif. Skiing 20cm of light powder on top of a soft base, we had the whole mountains all to our selves. Evidently Chamonix already holds great conditions for ski touring and off-piste skiing if you know where to go ski in the early season. Read More
