tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10915722463857558122024-03-05T22:16:24.288+01:00Off Piste SkiingOff piste skiing blog with snow reports, ski conditions updates, off piste coaching courses, steep skiing and other adventures in the mountains.SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.comBlogger542125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-12786870424742523812019-06-14T13:50:00.000+01:002019-06-14T13:51:37.679+01:00New blog & a taste of Greenland!With the launch of my brand new <a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/">www.offpisteskiing.com</a> website this June the time has come to integrate the blog into the main website, so from now on new posts will appear on the <a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/ski-blog/">blog page of the website</a> rather than here...<br />
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This archive will remain, as there are 12 year's worth of useful information, trip reports and many, many fond memories here!<br />
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And to keep you going before you head over to the new blog here are a few pictures from Greenland this May - more to follow on the <a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/ski-blog/">new blog</a>!<br />
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Catching dinner off the edge of the ice floes:<br />
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Couloir of Destiny - descent:<br />
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Tusk descent:<br />
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Having waved goodbye to team 1 on Sunday morning team 2 arrived early afternoon and with blue skies in full effect were fully psyched to get straight out touring, so we headed out for a quick lap on Varden, while waiting for our 6th team member to arrive:<br />
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With the forecast contiuing to hold good and the team now complete we headed to one of the many 'Breitind's for a great circuit taking in 3 different bowls and valleys, with a final exciting gully then combat ski back down to the road:<br />
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The next day we set our sights on Langstrandstind - a mighty peak that sits opposite Geitgaljern. With ice bulges in the middle of the access slopes this needs a good fill of snow and stable conditions to be viable, and had eluded us so far in previous years. With a positive report from my friend Kristin who had been up there a few days previously we set off with high hopes, and were rewarded with great snow up high and spectacular views to the mighty Rulten and neighbouring peaks and fjords:<br />
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On the Wednesday I took the gamble of heading West to a slope I have looked at for 7 years and never felt that conditions were right. Today was THE day, with good cold snow up high, quickly turning into perfect spring snow lower down. A fine exposed 'line in the sky'!<br />
To top it all off on the way up we were treated to the sight of a sea eagle swooping at a fox (must have been near its nest?), and on the walk out a snow-white weasel was playing in the tussocks of grass next to us for a good 5 minutes:<br />
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The following day, with another team heading for my primary objective we decided on a magical mystery tour out to the far West. With a couple of initial objectives not working out we moved on to plan C and an alternative start to a peak we had skied a few years back - this time we not only made the summit but also had great views (unlike our previous visit!):<br />
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The weather was finally due to break, so it was time to look for good objectives for bad visibility. Again my plan A option (as per the previous day) was thwarted, this time by the TGR crew who are currently on Lofoten filming with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian McIntosh and Christina Lusti. Again we moved on to a plan B, and once again plan B revealed itself to be a fine option, with a great couloir line tucked away in a hidden valley:<br />
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For our last day we headed to one of Lofoten's most eye-catching couloir lines - again this one has been in my 'little black book' for quite a few years and it was nice to stand on top of the peak and then ski the couloir in great cold snow - with the bowl below giving some of the best creamy cold snow of the trip so far! What a way to end the trip.<br />
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And that was that - 14 days skied out of 14 - a new record for me given Lofoten's usually variable weather. Huge thanks to Ian, Mark, Leanne, Mike, Costin and Cedric for a top notch week, and thanks also to Lofoten Ski Lodge and all the Northern Alpine Guides crew!<br />
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SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-23476372187429045712019-04-07T10:25:00.000+01:002019-04-07T10:25:44.734+01:00Lofoten 2019 - week 1...and so it came to pass that for the 7th year running I found myself journeying North to the Lofoten Islands.<br />
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With an early flight North and time to kill on the drive out to our lodgings we stopped for a quick mini-tour on the way:<br />
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The official day 1 of the trip dawned cloudy and snowy with a middling forecast so we headed for a tree and gully option which gave 3 fun descents:<br />
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The forecast for day 2 was grim, but showed a chance of clearing in the late afternoon, so we did the touristy thing for the day and waited... sure enough at 5pm it dried up so we put skins on and headed up for a quick summit of Ørntind before racing back for dinner:<br />
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The following day the forecast was calling for clear weather until 2pm, with snow inbound after that. With the damp weather of the previous day we needed a venue that would allow us to gain height quickly so headed to one of my tried and tested 'sure bets'. The snow had actually firmed up nicely and to top it off the weather held out far longer than expected so we skied 2 great laps in the North bowl and then the North East bowl, with a cheeky mini-gully to finish it off:<br />
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The forecast for the next few days was looking good so on Thursday we decided to go exploring out West - on the drive out to our initial objective another peak which I have looked at for years but never got around to skiing was looking good, so we diverted to that and had a great day with noone else around - no mean feat on one of the busier weeks of the Lofoten touring year:<br />
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On Friday we continued further West for the previous day's inital plan B - for once we actually shared the mountain with other skiers, but they were all skiing the West face, and we had the perfect spring snow of the South face all to ourselves!<br />
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The forecast was good again for team 1's last day, so we took a gamble and headed further West still to a peak I had previously visited some years ago. In contrast to the last visit where we had great spring snow low down and wind-blasted snow higher up this time the top shoulder was perfect corn snow, while the optional spicy exit gully was somewhat firm though still skiable although the way down to a deserted rocky cove looking back South West to the mainland...<br />
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A huge Thank You to Ryan, Alex, Ben, Ed and James for a top week of adventuring!<br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-48540204019350566752019-03-24T20:48:00.003+01:002019-03-24T20:48:28.869+01:00Steep Vanoise 2019 - week 2Week 2 of this year's Steep Vanoise courses started with uncertainty - after a majorly warm 36 hours would the snow forecast for the Sunday night do enough to repair the damage done?<br />
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The answer became apparent on our first run on Monday morning...:<br />
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And Tuesday kept up the momentum...:<br />
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Despite 2 days of sunshine Wednesday stayed cold and so did the snow:<br />
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On Thursday we made a pilgrimage to the North face of the Bellecote for a run down couloir Cairn, with lots of cold fluffy snow still left to ski:<br />
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For the final day we went hunting for spring snow off the back of Val Thorens, with a great run down the 'Deversoir' topped off with lunch at the Auberge du Col before a fun ski back through to Meribel...<br />
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Thanks to Amanda, Iain, Elliot, Rich, Andrew, Jack & Gavin for a great week, and to Dorian for sharing the guiding duties very capably!<br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-52359637169329740182019-03-16T20:48:00.002+01:002019-03-16T20:48:49.977+01:00Steep Vanoise 2019 - week 1Last week was the first of this winter's Steep Vanoise weeks.<br />
With a strong crew but wild weather in the forecast we set out on Monday not quite knowing what we would find - as it happens we found a near-emty mountain, with the cable car couloirs refilling between runs with wind-drifted powder!<br />
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Tuesday always looked like the best day of weather in the week and half the world seemed to have turned up in Meribel in the morning - combined with one non-functioning lift the queues were massive - forcing a tactical coffee break to let the mayhem subside. Once we got up the hill it turned into quite a nice day:<br />
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Wedsnesday was forecast for a clear start then gradually closing in, however the morning dawned snowy and windy. We took a gamble and went for a skin & bootpack, which paid dividends when the clouds cleared for a great run down:<br />
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Thursday was a road-trip day to Sainte Foy. Again expectations were low as the forecast was steadily worsening, but the morning gave enough visibility for 2 quick laps off the back of Col Granier in knee deep cold powder - top marks to the gang for making the second lap - it is a tight squeeze to get a lap in between the 2 shuttle buses, and you definitely don't want to miss the pre-lunch bus or it is a long long wait!!<br />
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Friday could have been an amazing day had the 0º isotherm stayed 500m lower - as it was there was porridge, porridge and more porridge pretty much everywhere, so a day of technical and tactical coaching, punctuated by coffee and lunch, followed to wrap up the week in good (if damp) style.<br />
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Thanks to Dave, David, Mike, Jeremy, Karen, Sandy, Rod & Chris for a great week, and thanks also to Rob W for a top job looking after half the team. Roll on week 2 of Steep Vanoise this coming week!<br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-84093236648252936112019-03-16T15:37:00.005+01:002019-03-16T15:37:58.193+01:00Haute Maurienne Steep Coaching & Adventures 2019At the start of March i found myself once again making a pilgrimage to the Haute Maurienne for the 8th annual instalment of the <a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/section/courses/maurienne-off-piste-adventures/">Steep Coaching & Adventures</a> week for the <a href="https://www.eagleskiclub.org.uk/">Eagle Ski Club</a>. A very unsettled forecast with lots of wind and some precipitation forecast meant I spent vast amounts of time each evening and morning scrutinising forecasts and trying to figure a good plan of attack, and with a bit of flexibility and the odd drive we managed to piece together a week of really good snow and skiing!<br />
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Day 1 - increasingly wild and windy, but a fun warm up day:<br />
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Searching out soft pockets after the night's wind:<br />
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Getting onto the steeps:<br />
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...and some powder & sun to round off the week...:<br />
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Roll on the 2020 edition!<br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-67719616400134107292019-02-25T13:24:00.002+01:002019-02-25T13:24:47.505+01:00The big blue...We are part-way through the 2019 february half term chaos, and 2 weeks in to a big high pressure system which has given blue skies and mild temperatures.<br />
Despite both of these factors there has still been some good skiing to be found. Last week with Alex we managed to ski some good cold snow, with a minimum of walking to get there. It looks like there may be a change on the way for the weekend - fingers are firmly crossed!<br />
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2 weeks later and there is still cold snow to be found on shady slopes, with good spring snow on sunnier aspects if you can get away from old ski tracks and get the timing just right! <br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-12248605452506758442019-02-16T15:25:00.000+01:002019-02-16T15:25:42.848+01:00Maurienne Off Piste Improvers 2019The first week of February saw this year's <a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/section/courses/off-piste-improvers-2/">Off Piste Improvers</a> course running in the Maurienne valley.<br />
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After a cloudy and snowy start hiding in the trees on day 1, day 2 gave us this:<br />
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Powder & sun? Why not...<br />
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The rest of the week continued in a very similar vein:<br />
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Many thanks to Peter & Kate, Malcolm & Judy, Ann and Sarah for a great week - see you next winter!<br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-24806375750503375092019-02-09T22:13:00.000+01:002019-02-09T22:15:23.559+01:003 Valleys Powder extravaganzaAs seems to be a theme this winter I am running way behind with the blog (not to mention answering my emails...!). A couple of weeks ago I was skiing with a team of mountain medics, and despite some wild weather at times and spicy avalanche conditions we have managed to do some great (and relatively safe) skiing:<br />
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Some good days to go high:<br />
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And some great days for hiding in the trees!:<br />
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Thanks to Hernàn, Stu, Colin, Bill, Ben & Morne for a great week - see you next winter!SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-26792887893603821622019-01-30T19:07:00.001+01:002019-01-30T19:07:28.398+01:00Maurienne, what else?...Last week was the 2019 edition of my regular stint running some steep-ski-oriented CPD coaching for IFMGA Mountain Guides Andy Perkins and Jim Kerr, along with non-guides Peter B and Jim S. We had 3 productive days in the Maurienne, not only from a coaching point of view, but also with increasingly good snow conditions!<br />
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Day 1:<br />
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Day 2:<br />
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Day 3:<br />
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This week Ihave been skiing with Tim, John and Phil on our regular early Jan week. We started with some more technically-focussed days on chalky steepness, braved the blizzards on Wednesday, and were rewarded with some good powder on Thursday!<br />
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Despite reasonable (albeit thin) early season conditions 3 days of rain to 2500m in the run-up to Christmas put paid to the quality of snow off piste in many areas.<br />
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Dec 20 - great powder in Courchevel for Emma, Paul, Alice, James, Freddie & Claire:<br />
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Following the rain the only solution for a while was to go high, where there was good chalky snow to be found - now we seem to be settled into an ever-lasting high pressure system, with blue skies and no sign of snow, but there is skiable snow to be found if you go looking (and put in a bit of effort) and even lower down now the rained-on snow has been through as few freeze-thaw cycles there is some fun skiing to be had. <br />
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Despite the dry start to the winter it is good to remember that 3 (or 4) years ago we had a similar start and yet the month of March of that year I racked up the best succession of deep powder days I can remember for a long long time!SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-26487793994543629892018-12-18T21:15:00.000+01:002018-12-18T21:15:11.680+01:00Aiguille du Fruit NW couloirA chance message from Yorick last night decided today's plan... I was going to go for a solo recce around the 3 Valleys, but instead we switched on 'mission mode' for a flog up (and blast down) the NW couloir on the Aiguille du Fruit. It has been a few years since I have been up here so it was nice to be back in such good conditions!<br />
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Meanwhile back in the 3 Valleys we have had snow down to about 800m overnight, though it is now mild and getting a bit 'melty' - this should actually work to our advantage in terms of creating a denser base for future snowfalls to fall onto.<br />
Here are a couple of pictures from last week:<br />
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We are Sunday 9 December 2018, the season is very young (in fact not really begun) and yet already the avalanche reports are rolling in... Yesterday's lucky escape award goes to a <a href="https://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/2018/12/08/val-thorens-emporte-par-une-avalanche-sauve-par-les-pisteurs">lone off piste skier in Val Thorens</a> who triggered a slide and was buried - fortunately the incident was witnessed by other skiers and ski patrol did a great job of locating him (no beacon) and rescuing him (unconscious but still breathing at that point...). <br />
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On Friday 2 skiers had a <a href="http://www.data-avalanche.org/avalanche/1544196976644">close call</a>, triggering a slab in the Vallon D'Arpy, and on Wednesday 2 skiers also had a <a href="http://www.data-avalanche.org/avalanche/1544259947231">lucky escape</a>, having continued to ascend a slope despite numerous 'whoomfs' and a remotely triggered slab. I have also had anecdotal reports of skier-triggered slabs in the Tignes area, and if you go back through the database of <a href="http://www.data-avalanche.org/explore?winter=2018">Data Avalanche</a> there are plenty more reports of skier-triggered activity.<br />
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All of which brings me to a point - no-one has any patience any more.<br />
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Now I am no angel, and I have had my share of close calls over the years, fortunately few and far between, but it seems to me more and more that the current <i>modus operandi</i> of the wider skiing populace of "it is white so we will ski" is just adding fuel to the simmering fire of early season conditions. The last 2 weeks there have been constantly variable conditions with precipitation, wind and a fluctuating 0º isotherm all on a very thin (if existing at all) base/snowpack. Heading into avalanche terrain at the moment definitely requires all senses to be on full alert, and maximum respect given to the mountain - despite the thin snowpack and a relatively small slide - 50m x 50m - the Val Thorens skier was buried and only the luck of a probe search found him - deposits were up to 2m deep.<br />
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But the ever-increasing hordes appear to skin on without a care, and maybe some of the problem lies with web-isation of ski touring and the massively increased numbers of people partaking these days - I could not believe the number of tourers on the hill 2 weeks ago when I went for a little nosy above Courchevel - conditions were utterly desperate - 2 piste-bashers width thinning to 1 piste basher-width of skiable snow, and yet I was passed by at least 40 people during the hour or so I was skinning. (And yes I was one of those up there so you can call me a hypocrit if you like, but 10 years ago I can remember heading up in good conditions on a powder day with a good base down and seeing maximum 10 other people on the mountain) <br />
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And never mind the avalanche conditions, skiing/touring off piste in the pre-season (particularly a really thin one like this year) brings with it a very high risk of 'doing a Schumacher' - even if it not to that extent I can roll off a long list of friends who have ended their season (and nearly ended themselves) in Decembers gone by - a shattered shoulder and pneumo-thorax - 2 (separate incident) broken femurs - a tib-fib, and the list goes on. A report from today on skitour.fr made light of the fact that both skiers did several head-over-heels on the way down, skiing in poor visibility - well that to me is just asking for trouble at this time of year - as my mate Stew will testify, doing a head-over-heels and finding that the head part coincides with a rock is not conducive to good health. Another friend, for whom I have the utmost respect as a skier and a guide, tore out the side of his ski a couple of days back on a high speed 'training lap' on the Hellbronner - there is a fine line between that and a season-ending injury...<br />
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Maybe I am just turning into a grumpy old geezer (my wife would certainly not argue that one), or maybe, just maybe, I have seen, heard and read enough over 25 years in the industry to know that early season conditions need a lot of care and maybe. just maybe we all need to get a little bit of patience back into our lives. I am not saying 'do not go touring or off piste skiing early in the season', but it seems to me if skiers are going to ignore woomfs & remotely triggered slides and skin merrily upwards, or go charging hard in shallow snowpacks, that the dice are loaded, and not in favour of the skier.<br />
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Rant over - have a good season everyone! (But maybe wait until there is a base down!)SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-92192941351204389382018-12-09T11:11:00.001+01:002018-12-09T11:21:43.463+01:00December 2018 - early season conditions & course availabilityIt has all been rather quiet on the blog of late - work & family combining to keep me away!<br />
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Yesterday was opening day for <a href="https://www.courchevel.com/en">Courchevel</a> and <a href="https://www.meribel.net/">Meribel</a>, and with a CPD day due to keep up to date with all things admin for <a href="https://www.basi.org.uk/">BASI</a> I met up with 3 colleagues for a day of discussions centred around working off piste - client briefing, terrain choice, new technologies and more were discussed at length throughout the day, with a few turns thrown in for good measure.<br />
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The snow in the 3 Valleys is quite thin at the moment, especially below 2300m. Above this there is the beginning of a base of cold winter snow, though plenty more is needed to get the classic off piste routes into viable condition:<br />
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Below 2300m there is really just a superficial covering off piste, and a skeleton network of pistes open (as usual for week 1 of the winter) - skiing back to the Chaudanne in Meribel is definitely not for the faint-hearted (or those with new skis!):<br />
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Today it is very windy (nothing open) but snowing hard, with the freezing level due to drop towards 800m later, so that should start to make a difference!<br />
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Winter 2018/2019 is almost fully booked, but there are still one or two spots left on the following courses:<br />
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<a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/section/courses/off-piste-introduction/">Off Piste Introduction</a> - The 3 Valleys - 26 Jan - 2 Feb 2019<br />
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<a href="https://www.offpisteskiing.com/section/courses/tarentaise-off-piste-performance/">Vanoise Freeride</a> - 3 Valleys/Paradiski (& more) - 23 - 30 Mar 2019<br />
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** Please note: due to an unplanned forced change in web host the www.offpisteskiing.com website is not currently fully operational for the time being **<br />
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Please <a href="mailto:simon@offpisteskiing.com">contact us</a> for booking details for the courses.<br />
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Meanwhie, to keep the juices flowing for the coming winter here is an inspiring film from Tof Henry:<br />
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/302645996">Born in Chamonix [FULL FILM]</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/armada">ARMADA SKIS</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />
SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-75409539271257669552018-10-06T14:48:00.000+01:002018-10-06T14:48:22.578+01:00Winter 17/18 slideshowThe first dusting of snow hit the summits here in the Vanoise earlier this week, which spurred me into action to put together a little slideshow form last winter (only about 4 months behind schedule !). Are you in there? (And if not why not! :-) ).<br />
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/293698222">offpisteskiing.com Winter 1718 Slideshow</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user2638490">Simon Christy</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-72581842468214556882018-07-13T09:03:00.001+01:002018-08-15T09:35:01.577+01:00Winter 2019 dates and summer mountain funApologies to all those waiting for dates for winter 2019 off piste coaching and ski touring courses - I have a mountain of back-logged admin which I am slowly grinding through - a combination of family and work commitments has left me even further behind than last year!<br />
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Dates are firming up and are online on the <a href="www.offpisteskiing.com">www.offpisteskiing.com</a> website. Details will be added as the details are finalised.<br />
Meanwhile I have been sneaking in the odd day out this summer to keep myself sane. Yesterday i finally got on to a line on the North face of the Aiguille de la Vanoise that I have been wanting to do for years... I haven;t been climbing much this year, so 350m of climbing topped off my a thuggy 6a+ corner crack definitely made the arms feel 'heavy' by the end of it, but a fun route with stunning scenery, close-up bouqetin and marmottes, and a far off gypaete sighting made for a great day - cheers Matt!<br />
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North face of the Aiguille de la Vanoise, La Petite Pasquier is a TD route that goes up the big corner plumb centre of the face then trends right to finish in a little breche via a steep corner:<br />
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Matt approaching the band of 'velcro' rock at the start of the corner system:<br />
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A steep finish with nearly 400m of air under the heels - Matt looking relaxed all the same:<br />
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The chap was sat about 10m away while I untangled the ropes on the first abseil - only wandered off afterwards - no wonder they were nearly hunted to extinction!<br />
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The classic sharks fin view of the Aiguille:<br />
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Wedsnesday dawned bright and clear in Siglufjordur, though the forecast looked less promising for the afternoon.<br />
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Plan A for the day:<br />
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The bowl to the right of the summit ridge looked smooth, which given Monday's rain/snow was the key to good skiing this week, as anything with rocks above was covered with roller balls or wet sluff...<br />
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Very tame ptarmigan: <br />
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Good views all round:<br />
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As we hit the summit ridge it was looking very gloomy behind the peak, and with sun shining on our descent we decided to leave the summit for another day and make the most of the good visibility and snow.<br />
Ready to drop into our first descent:<br />
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A few cms of soft over a smooth base gave very nice skiing!<br />
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After a short food & drink break, and with the weather still holding out, we set off back up a different line to the left of the summit:<br />
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The weather had been holding so far but as we made our way along the ridge about 50m below the summit the cloud base dropped and we made the pragmatic choice of using the remaining visibility to ski the slopes we had just climbed. Good skiing but flat light so no photos from the main descent, though the run-out to the car was a 5* spring-skiing bonanza, all topped off by randomly bumping into my friend Rick Marchant and his group back at the bottom!<br />
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Thursday was a day of evolving plans - plan A was shelved in favour of a rescue mission to find a hat that Chris had left en route yesterday, and with sunny skies and low winds we set off with the idea of skiing the South East face of a peak we had spotted yesterday, which would give us a great run on smooth spring snow... that was the theory until, having found Chris's hat, the wind suddenly picked up as we made our way along the final summit ridge and put paid to any further softening of the snow. Still a nice run down on firm but grippy snow:<br />
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Skinning back up we had to brace every few steps as the wind had really picked up!<br />
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Once back on the summit ridge we dropped into the relative shelter of the West face and found surprisingly good snow:<br />
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Back down in the valley we put skins on again for the climb back up to Kistafjall: <br />
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Dropping into the North West face the snow was quite wind-affected for 200m then gave way to a monster pitch of perfect soft snow:<br />
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Our final day was forecast to be even windier, so we opted for a quick morning tour followed by a drive round to a geothermally heated 'infinity pool' with stunning views over the next peninsula. All topped off with agreat meal and local beers - not a bad way to end the trip!<br />
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Massive thanks to Chris, Rich, Sandy and Dave for a great week - lets see what plans we can come up with for 2019!!<br />
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...edit... I had to fly straight out of Akureyri to make my connecting flight to Europe, meanwhile, the team drove back to Reykjavik and took in a natural hot spring along the way - looks awesome! :<br />
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Having landed in Keflavik and (fortunately) collected all our bags we set off on the long drive North, broken up by a comfortable night halfway, woken to the bizarre sound of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/hugh-harrop/snipe-drumming">snipe 'drumming'</a>. An easy drive the next morning got us onto the peninsula, where a summit just beyond Dalvik was looking quite appealing from the road.<br />
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Rich setting off from the road:<br />
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Interesting terrain coming into view behind:<br />
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First day, first summit and a view as well - result!<br />
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Great spring snow on the descent:<br />
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Well hello there! With one good run in the bag there was loads of time to go for a second lap and these couloirs were just screaming out to be skied!<br />
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A deceptively long bootpack took us up 500m to the ridge:<br />
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Looking tasty!<br />
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Sandy making the first turns, no place for mistakes...<br />
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Chris:<br />
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Mellower angles lower down:<br />
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Sandy ripping up the amazing smooth snow on the apron:<br />
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Happy team with our line centre stage:<br />
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Monday had always looked like it was going to be the worst day for weather, and so it proved, with low lying cloud and intermittent precipitation (sometimes white, sometimes translucent...). We still managed a good short tour and with some cunning navigation found our way to a summit, though the view was not particularly great:<br />
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The ski down was better fun than expected, with a layer of heavy powder over smooth spring snow, and we then retreated to our lodge for tea and cakes...<br />
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On Tuesday the forecast was for clouds with sunny spells - it turned out much better than expected!<br />
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Nice views on the way to our first summit at 930m:<br />
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Summit team:<br />
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Top of the North couloir looking inviting!<br />
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Good cold snow and 40º - sadly this only lasted for 100m or so before yesterday's rain made itself felt, but a fun run down:<br />
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The gang about to enter the 'crust zone':<br />
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A quick 400m of skinning saw us back on to the summit ridge and we made a second half-lap down a different bowl with a few cms of soft over a smooth base - nice!<br />
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A quick skin back up our previous skin track took us back to the summit ridge just in time to see a portal to another dimension open up briefly:<br />
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Portal within a portal:<br />
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Our last run back to the car took us through a mix of under-cooked, over-cooked and just right spring snow. Once again despite the lean snow conditions low down we managed to make turns all the way down to the road.<br />
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A fine day out topped off with some quality fish soup and cake in Dalvik!SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-42310628699424514092018-03-30T18:13:00.000+01:002019-01-11T11:14:48.439+01:00Vanoise Off Piste Perfection coaching courseThis week i have been running an Off Piste Perfection course based in the 3 Valleys. The purpose of the week is to mix coaching and mileage on some great off piste runs, with a bit of touring thrown in if conditions are right.<br />
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On Sunday clear skies and soft snow allowed us to ease into the week with some Courchevel classics:<br />
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On Monday the visibility started off very poor, but we made great use of the morning with a focussed coaching session on piste which we were then able to transfer to off piste in the afternoon as the weather improved.<br />
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Tuesday's forecast was for a bright start rapidly turning to snow, so a long morning with a later lunch was planned and we headed up high in Mottaret. Expectations for the snow were low with the mild temperatures, but we were pleasantly surprised by up to 10cm of fresh up high, and with the visibility holding out much longer than expected had a fantastic morning pushing onto some steeper terrain...<br />
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Wednesday - once again the forecast was for a few bright spells in the morning, followed by cloud and precipitation, and once again we managed to keep reasonable visibility almost to the end of the afternoon. The 15-25cms of fresh that were forecast were just about there, which gave great skiing where the base was smooth or soft, though the snow was rapidly warming and turning a little heavy by the afternoon. A good morning was spent putting first tracks into several Courchevel classics like the Pyramid face and Creux Noirs!<br />
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With a small top up and cooler temperatures Thursday turned into another belter of a day, barring an hour or two of poor visibility over lunchtime, starting with first tracks down the Becca Couloir and finishing off with a couple of laps in some very atmospheric (and powdery) Mont Vallon couloirs, with lots more good skiing in between!<br />
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The last day of the course came with a tricky weather forecast, with very high winds due at lunchtime. These turned out to be blowing hard right from the off, and with lots of lift closures in Meribel we put in a focussed skills session on piste, and then re-located to La Tania and went up into the Courchevel lift system which was much more sheltered from the wind and also gave us some good cold snow to finish the week with a couple of great laps in the couloirs!<br />
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A huge thank you to David, Terry, Jez, Phil and Charlie for a great week - I look forward to skiing with you all again next winter!SimonChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679976727957056892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091572246385755812.post-59406156618285399802018-03-28T20:32:00.003+01:002018-03-28T20:32:57.436+01:00Steep Vanoise 2018Well the 10th edition of Steep Vanoise has been and gone - once again a high quality week of fun, despite some challenging weather and snow conditions. Thanks as always to IFMGA Guide Dorian labaeye for joining me on this one, and particular thanks to him for stepping up on Thursday and Friday when I was cut down by the flu..! Thanks also to Amanda, Iain, Dave G, Dave I, Mike H, Mike D and Rob for a top week!<br />
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