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France: Chamonix Valley 2012/13 snow report
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Idris, looks sensational! Certainly a better decision than cycling round Lake Geneva in freezing rain....
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Just wow !!!!
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You know it is properly steep, and properly back-country when you spot those mini ice axes on the ski pole handles.

Something I will never need!
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It doesn't get much better than that.

Chapeau.
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More mellow one today

Mellow May Skiing from Tom Greenall
http://vimeo.com/67081742

Wink
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Idris, fabulous! Very Happy
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looks lovely Cool
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And meanwhile, the boys (and girls) have been getting busy... (while some of us have been working/out of the country/ill (delete or combine as appropriate)):

http://rosshewittblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/the-frendo-spur/
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It actually hurts to keep checking this thread now. But I can't help myself!
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offpisteskiing, Inspiring snowHead
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offpisteskiing, just looked at the pictures and they are amazing Shocked
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offpisteskiing, did the guy named Bird feature in the tv show ski patrol?.
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meandrew, no idea...!

Ross takes a reasonable photo, considering the situation...

And for some more stoke a bit about Ben B's abseil-less descent of the mallory at the weekend:

http://ben-briggs.com/2013/05/30/an-integral-descent-of-the-mallory/
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A few June turns,
JulyTurns from Tom Greenall
http://vimeo.com/69808341
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Some late July turns Wink

abitofskiing from Tom Greenall
http://vimeo.com/71374557
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Well played Idris.

Looks more like Spring.

Big cracks?
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Was much more spring like the next day, with the crevasses opening up even more.







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Well jel
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A summer morning testing ski mountaineering touring skis - these are very lightweight and are supposed to be transport rather than fun. The idea in yesterday mornings test was to try them when conventional wisdom says walking on crampons is better and faster.

The first part I have to walk due to the conditions



There is a fresh hole in the middle of the ridge



Skis on and the conditions and best bed described as awful



After a short stint on foot to check it was actually slower to walk it's back to more awful skiing



Uphill and they work surprisingly well just going straight along the normal track - wall to wall skins and skinny skis do grip rather well.
At this point I'm very glad I'm on skis not foot, any reduction in how much force I put on the ground is helpful when crossing such doggy snow bridges



When I finally make it up to Punta Helbronner, there is no problem with the skis, or the test - they are faster, quite a lot faster up and down than walking on crampons. It's the tourists, they are out literally a mile form the lift station in trainers and t shirts, even walking the dog. They completely ignore warnings form me and various mountain guides that we are out on a glacier full of Crevasses. Note to my left there is a guide teaching Crevasse rescue



A bigger stiffer plank would make the skiing easier but would be slower and more cumbersome uphill.

A little video of the morning

SummerMorningTesting from Tom Greenall
http://vimeo.com/72970683
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Oh your videos do tease so.
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Snow is wet, heavy and very grabby. It's like skiing raw cookie dough. (via SMS)
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@Zero_G, and you've posted in the 2012-13 thread... probably melted by now snowHead
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Laughing I used the sH SMS-to-post service while I was up on the mountain. Had forgotten to update my fave topic to this season's thread.
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