Trip Reports

After yesterday's epic on the Rectiligne we were keen for more high alpine fun. The weather forecast was for clear skies but warming temps...

Today was a special one. In fact, I think this was probably the best skiing I've done in Cham in 4 trips over about 10...

After we returned from La Grave the weather was forecast to turn and our bodies were weary so we opted for two days off. The...

For our last day in La Grave we wanted to descend one of the big 'frontside' runs that make their way down to the...

Our road trip to La Grave was becoming a success defined by its failures. In this most wild of locations it's a fantastic place for...

After a flurry of initial activity that yielded some great skiing our legs began to tire and the weather turned again, so on Tuesday...

After yesterday's epic on the Vallee Blanche and Grands Montets, the forecast was ordinary and we had low expectations. Because Phil and Jack don't...

Yesterday's grey skies yielded some lovely powder but there's something about sunshine that adds to the overall quality of the day, even though it...

My first few days in Chamonix have been somewhat monochromatic. The first two days were basic piste skiing which isn't worth writing about but...

(AKA Self-indulgent rambling drivel while bored on an aeroplane) I'm typing this at 40,000 feet somewhere over Zagreb, on a leg between Abu Dhabi and...