Well it snowed pretty good over the weekend and so we've been enjoying some more fresh lines here in the Chamonix valley with a BC Intro warm up day on the Grandes Montets that included a great run down the Lognans Glacier onto the Argentiere Glacier. The mountains were bathed in a mixture of sun and cloud and everynow and then a cloud bank would roll in and the visibility would drop to zero. All in all a good day though.
Yesterday we hit the Helbronner for a descent of the Glacier Toule which was coated in a deep layer of fresh powder at the top which quickly turned to a rideable but heavier snow as the sun melted it down and once again the cloud rolled in to make things a bit tricky for a while. We bailed over to Courmayeur for a quick one down into the Val Veni from the top of the Youla. This turned out to deliver the goods, the air had cooled a little, the avalanche risk had dropped after the heat of the day and the snow was still fresh, untracked and ours for the taking.
Today the weather turned to 100% sun and so we toured out in the Aiguille Rouge for a classic Crochue/Berard run. As the cloud had been hugging the Chamonix valley all of yesterday the snow out the back in the Aiguille Rouge had stayed cold and untouched. After a slow start we made good and steady progress. The snow was in great condition and although many people had beat us to it they had all taken the classic central descent leaving us with fresh lines for all.
This was a great day out, some great riding and a beautiful day out in the mountains.
I keep forgetting to take my camera so sorry no shots as yet this week. If the weather holds we might go for a Col du Passon tomorrow (my first of the season!) heading from the Grandes Montets over to the Tour Glacier finishing with a big descent in to Le Tour itself.
Could be good!
I'll let you know.
Laters,
Neil.
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