Another great day in the office!

Luke nears the top of the couloir at the top of col du Passon.

despite the massive lack of fresh snow out here in France at the moment we've been getting in some great riding and taking advantage of the stable weather to get in some great touring time up amongst the high peaks.

Today, we had a great day hiking and riding col du Passon and I was surprised to find some great snow and un-tracked lines on the descent in perfectly crystallized deep cold snow.

Stu and Mark lead the way in the exit couloir on the way up col du Passon.

I took a few shots on the way up but we we're too immersed and amazed by the quality of the riding on the way down to stop for shots.

Hiking up the big slopes below the Col du Passon, good snow and not a bad descent in itself, maybe next time!

The snow was a bit mixed in places but mostly good, perfect blue skies and no one else on the mountain. A great day!

On Tuesday we hiked over to Mont Fortin in Italy, the site of where they ran the Chamonix Freeride world cup comp last weekend and found a nice slope that offered some nice big fresh lines. It was a great day out, the site for the comp didn't look to be in the best conditions (unsurprisingly considering how long it is since it snowed) so it must have been tough work finding good lines.

Courmayeur is still offering amazing pistes and some good fun lines off piste for those in the know.

Yet another blue bird day tomorrow so we're going to keep on taking advantage of the stable conditions and head over one of the big cols in the Aiguille Rouge for a bit of adventure. Probably the Cold du Belvedere for the 60m abseil or the Beaugean for a bit of a rock scramble/climb up to the top.

I've been getting out on the Solution 168 Splitboard quite a bit now and am starting to get it dialled in. I'm constantly surprised with how well it rides and how well it handles on tricky terrain.

I'm looking forward to the BC splitboard courses running later in the season and just hope we get some snow before too long so that I can try it out on some proper steep and deep.

There's a couple of spaces come available so check out the course updates on the home page www.mcnabsnowboarding.com

Greenland is fully booked now and all systems go!

Really looking forward to that as well!

Right, a busy day in the office tomorrow so better get on recharge!

all is good in Chamonix!

Neil.