Archive February 2011

Couloir skiing in Switzerland – Part 2 – Sightseeing the beautiful couloirs of Dents du Midi

The next day where to become the great couloir day as we where in one day skiing or climbing six different couloirs in the Dents du Midi range. We started traversing over towards the south couloir of Brèche des Doigts with the sunrise, quickly gaining height in the refrozen snow. At the brèche we clicked […]

La montagne dans la nuit…

Refuge Dents du Midi with Verber in the background  Verbier and the lights from Martigny Playing in the night A view towards Chamonix from Dents du Midi

Couloir skiing in Switzerland – Part 1 – Good snow, beautiful surroundings and an easy day in good company.

I just got back from Switzerland and a two-day ski mountaineering adventure in Chablais and the mountains des Dents du Midi together with friends Stéphane Shaw and Felix Hentz. We took the train yesterday (Wednesday), before noon in Chamonix direction Marecottes. On arrival in this beautiful little village we walked up to the ski station […]

There is always powder; you just have to find it…

Watch good friend Felix Hentz skiing some good snow two days ago on a secret spot in Chamonix.  Somewhere in Chamonix from Félix Hentz on Vimeo.

There is always powder; you just have to find it…

Watch good friend Felix Hentz skiing some good snow two days ago on a secret spot in Chamonix. Somewhere in Chamonix from Félix Hentz on Vimeo.

Powder skiing yesterday in Cham…

Friend Felix Hentz skiing some powder yesterday in cham… http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150383093740367

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