Nicole dropping into Machinery Spur

TR: Hotham & Mt Loch BC Mon 27th Aug 2012

After Friday's lovely storm skiing it was time to spend the weekend completing our Level 1 AST Avalanche Course. Quite frankly this course was long...
Razorback & Feathertop

BC TR: Razorback / Feathertop Aug 20-22 2012

Regular readers of aussieskier.com will know that my skiing is gradually evolving towards the backcountry and human powered turns. There is no better example...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Days 6-7: Bivouac d’Envers des Dorées – The Missing TR

Just discovered this on my laptop. I wrote it in anticipation of getting the photos from Jerome, which I never did. I have a...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 5 – SE Couloir of Tour Ronde to Brenva Glacier

After yesterday's successful mission on the Italian side skiing the Aiguille d'Entreves we concluded that if the weather remained the same our best chance...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 4 – Steep Skiing – South Face of L’Aiguille d’Entreves

After yesterday's aborted mission on the Glacier Rond we figured if we wanted to ski a steep line a better option would be to...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 3 – Glacier Rond Failure, Vallee Blanche Plan B

It started with a loaded question over dinner - 'Are your edges sharp?" - I replied in the affirmative and said they had been...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 2 – Glacier du Tour Noir

After a great ski tour yesterday the day dawned sunny again so more touring seemed to be the logical conclusion. The Argentiere Basin is...

TR: Chamonix 2012 Day 1 – Col du Belvedere

After a very worthwhile week in Turkey (more details on sister blog aussieskier.com ) I came back to Chamonix to ski for myself. After...
Olivia and Nicole at the Closing Ceremony

Silver in Super G, Gold In Combined Plus Medal Presentations and 2012 INAS IWSC...

The final day of competition at the 2012 INAS World Championship for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability was the Super G, and while the...
Olivia Sayers Braving the Snowstorm in the Giant Slalom

Further Gold for Australia in 2012 INAS World Championship Giant Slalom

Another day, another Gold for Australian Team member Nicole Harris. In extremely testing conditions she narrowly took out the Giant Slalom event at the...