The route goes from the top of the Index lift at the Flegere ski field, over Col Crochues and down the Gl. des Dards and traverses around the valley side. There is a short climb to the Col. Berard before skiing down the valley to Le Buet. There you get knee capped by the rope tow and have to run like a loon from the train back to Chamonix.
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| Theresa climing the last steep section to the Col Crochues. | Theresa skinning up to the Col Berard as the weather closes in. |
The col is a short route up from behind the Refuge d'Argentiere, the cloud was coming down late afternoon. Second day we did the Aig. d'Argentiere and skied back out. Much, much faster than walking out!
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| Looking up towards the Aig. d'Argentiere and the col. | Theresa skinning up the Argentiere Gl. |
From the Monchsjoch Hut the route goes down the Ewischneefald Gl. to the base of the snow slope between the two peaks of the Fiescherhorn. It then traverses up the slope on skins to the final step section which is climbed. From the Fischersattel col a ridge leads to the summit.
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| Looking back toward Trugberg and the Monchsjoch Hut from the base of the Fiescherhorn. | Aletschorn from the base of the final slop up to the col. | Theresa climbing the final slope to the Fischersattel col. |
We did this as a day trip from Saas Fee car park by getting the first lift to the Langflue Hut. From there the route goes up the Fee Gl. The whole climb was done on skis and we skied off the summit. The route can be done by descending from the top station of the Mittel Allalin railway. Watch out for holes, I fell coming down and the poles when straight though into air when I tried to get up...
Theresa crossing a crevasse on the way up the Alphubel.
A couple of photos of Theresa hors pistes around Chamonix...
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| Theresa off the back of Le Tour looking down to Vallorcine vally. | Theresa off the back of Les Contamines heading for Belleville, Tete de la Cicle in the background. |
Some photos of a weeks skiing in Davos...
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| Skiing off piste from near the summit of the Weissfluh | Theresa making tracks up the slope of Chistenstein | Skiing though the trees with the greatest of ease. The trees on the lower slopes saved our sanity. | Coming home we were forced to stop in Mulhouse, you can guess why. Theresa outside the hotel. |
Photos from a six day tour we did in the Silveretta group of mountains at the start of April. The weather wasn't the best and seemed to be coming from the west so we went as far east as we though possible and still be in big mountains.
The trip took the folowing route;
Day 1 : From Ischgl to the Heideberger Hutter up the rat track, next time we would take the alternative!
Day 2 : Heideberger Hutte to Jamtal Hutte via Breite Krone
Day 3 : Hut day - it was snowing and visability was bad so we read a book...
Day 4 : Jamtal Hutter to Wiesbunener Hutte via the Dreilanderspitze
Day 5 : Assent of the Silvrettahorm returning to the Wiesbunener Hutter
Day 6 : Out to Galtur via the Bieltaljock
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| Day 2 : Theresa leaving the Heideberger Hutter on the way to the Jamtal Hutte via Breite Krone and the Kronen Joch | Day 2 : View of the Jamtal Hutte , the largest hut we have ever stayed at. We had room 129! | Day 4 : Leaving the Jamtal Hutte with Simon and Lindsey who we met the day before. | Day 4 : Lindsey and Theresa skinning up to the Ob. Ochsenscharle in early morning cloud. |
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| Day 4 : Theresa (left) and Linsey climbing down into the final notch before the summit of Dreilanderspitze (3197m). | Day 4 : View from the summit of the Dreilanderspitze, cloud made for a spectacular view... | Day 4 : The ski decent from the notch were we left the skies before going to the summit. | Day 5 : Theresa approchinh the summit of the Silvrettahorm (3244m). So many mountains, so little time. |
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Day 6 : Looking back at the Silvrettahorm from the Bieltaljock above the Wiesbunener Hutter on the final day. | Day 6 : Mike looking down the vally from the Bieltaljock. |
Week two saw us in Saas Grund to try our hand at some bigger peaks. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate but we covered a lot of ground and will be better prepared for when we go back.
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| Theresa skiing though the trees at Sass Fee, a day spent using lifts to gain height :-) | On route for the Stralihorn (4190m) is the early morning sun. | Noon and the world went white, back at the skis after retreating from just below the summit. | Another retreat - you can see our high point on the Wiessmies (4017m), soft snow and no way though. We went up to the Lagginjock instead. |
A weekend break in Chamonix with friends living there over winter got one tour and some other off piste skiing on Le Tour and Les Grands Montets. Not bad for three days.
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| Skiing the back bowls of le Tour with Alan, it was all we could do to keep up, Alan had 53 days on the hill by this stage. | Looking across from Le Tour to the next days objective the Col de la Terrassey (2828m) | Point on the track from le Couteray to the col where we could finally put on our skis. | Beyond the half way point, looking up towards the Col (1/4 the way in from left). |
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| Skiing down though the Gourge de la Veudale to the Barrage d'Emosson (dam) at la Gueulas | Skiing over the dam, snow is piled high and there is a BIG drop either side. The railing may not save you here. |
A two week break with Max and with the grandparents at a friends apartment in Val D'Isere. Complete with a time for a little bit of Hors Piste between rounds of baby sitting.
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| The sign means what it says. We did a variant that avoids the gorge which WAS impassable! There is a sign at the top of the last chair giving the status. | Decent headwall of Le Col Pers, the new snow at the top was a bit thin - and not that well consolidated. | Theresa skiing down the course of the Vallonet stream towards the Pont Saint-Charles bridge. |
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| Family outing Mike and Max making their way up the Traversee du Laisinant (blue) that connects Piste L with the village. | Max enclosed in his new ski suit and the pulk (sled). The "MaxCam" video system clearly visible on the frame under the wind shield. |
As a thank you for the blokes doing the cooking at the apartment we did a off-piste morning that went from the Col de Fresse at the top of the Borsat chair, down to the Grand Pre chair and then down the Tour du Charvet. The Mancett chair was then used to access the Cugnai valley and the Fours Hut variant.
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| View from the Borsat life towards the top of the Grande pre chair and the start of the Tour du Charvet and beyond towards the Cugnai valley. | Theresa negotiates a steep, narrow section in the river on the Tour du Charvet starting from the top of the Grand Pre chairlift. | |
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| Theresa at the end of the river cliffs before the final run to the Mancett chair. | Looking down the Cugnai valley after crossing the wire barriers at the top of the Cugani chairlift. | Happy campers (OK skiers) - Theresa, Harry and Jack before heading off towards the Fours hut variant. |