A light covering of fresh snow was there and waiting to be tracked out, with great conditions on the Cairn, and down the Vallon Perdu.
Tim coming through the 'mousehole':
Later in the afternoon Tim, Charles and John came up for a look at Pisteur's Couloir on the Mont Charvet. This classic line is clearly visible from the top of the Olympique & the Fontaine Froide area. The top 40m was fairly interesting, with a 165cm wide trench down the 45 degree slope (obviously left by skiing dwarves) which we all struggled to fit our skis into:
From there down conditions were superb, with soft snow sloughing off on every turn.
Tim just below the 'trench of doom':
Charles in the mid-section:
John enjoying the wider slopes near the bottom of the couloir:
And again on the exit slopes:
A great end to a great day. Tim with the couloir in the background:
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Everytime I came out of a lift and looked at the Rocher du Charvet, I couldn't believe that we had gone down that amazingly direct couloir! Such a stunning mountain with the sunlight on it. Simon - the pictures are great and really enjoyed the diary. Thanks for 3 brilliant days skiing. Keep up the great work. John
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