Pre-season 2017-2018

This pre season started better than the last 4 years, we got hit by a few big storms. Yet we are now dealing with abnormal temp fluctuation bringing the iso 0 from 800M to 2000M back and forth with a lot of precipitations. Which makes it hard to ski anything. It is forecasted for the next 10 days so we have to be patient. I am pretty sure , when the weather will calm down , it will be sick skiing, top to bottom. I had to work most of that time so skiing at lunch break mostly , alone more often than not. I got some epic forrest skiing sometime meeting with fun crews….

A nice early season scenic training hike with Davide De masi and Dyane Dvy

Davide Demasi

aiguille du midi, mont blanc under clouds

Dyane Dvy

On a lunch break i met with Ross Hewitt, johanna smilla stalnacke and Michelle Blaydon for an epic plan de l aiguille session

johanna smilla stalnacke

johanna smilla stalnacke

johanna smilla stalnacke

Ross Hewitt

johanna smilla stalnacke, michelle blaydon

johanna smilla stalnacke, michelle blaydon

johanna smilla stalnacke, michelle blaydon

johanna smilla stalnacke

johanna smilla stalnacke

johanna smilla stalnacke

A day under the super classic Val Veny cable line with Luca Rolli and Luca Pandolfi.It was new to me and despite seeing that run from the lift as we go up, it is very intimidating and not so straight forward, steep and very exposed. I was happy to be with Rolli who is conservative in the way he approaches this kind of run…

luca pandolfi

luca pandolfi

luca pandolfi

luca pandolfi

Luca Rolli

luca pandolfi

Luca Rolli

A day at the montenvert forrest delight with Ross Hewitt and Michelle Blaydon

michelle braydon, Ross hewitt

michelle braydon, Ross hewitt

Ross hewitt

michelle Blaydon

Ross Hewitt

An epic lunch brake with Glenn Plake his wife Kimberley and the son of Remy Lecluse at the plan de l ‘aiguille…

Glen Plake, Lecluse

Glen Plake

Glen-Kimberley Plake,Lecluse

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

Glen Plake

As i am writing this , we have a 5/5 avalanche risk which i have never seen in the 12 years here in cham….or maybe once. Mostly due to heavy snow fall over 2000 meters and heavy snow and rain under 2000 meters