 Poster: A snowHead
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Heading to Cham next season, only for 3 days skiing, and for one reason or another that I won't bore you with, MIGHT have a day away from the family. Anyone know what the likelyhood of getting a guide mid season to do the Vallee Blanche at the drop of a hat is? By which I mean, the next day... Or... do I need to get a grip and plan a separate trip?
At the rate its melting, if I don't do it soon I never will!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@vipa66, got a feeling there's public group guiding you can just join up with via the guides shop.
Others will be along to confirm if that is correct though no doubt
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I used https://www.chamonix-guides.com/en a few seasons ago. Saw the weather was going to be sunny and popped my head in the office (opposite tourist office) and booked the next day.
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Heading to Cham next season, only for 3 days skiing, and for one reason or another that I won't bore you with, MIGHT have a day away from the family. Anyone know what the likelyhood of getting a guide mid season to do the Vallee Blanche at the drop of a hat is? By which I mean, the next day... Or... do I need to get a grip and plan a separate trip?
At the rate its melting, if I don't do it soon I never will!
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If the weather is good and it hasn’t just dumped a ton of snow you should be able to just call the Cham guides office and join up with a group. Definitely worth doing if you get a nice weather day! Alas it’s a longer schlep out than it used to be but that’s only going to get worse 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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How long is the walk anyway?
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The walk accross the arete is about 200m. The ski down, about 20km with some foot slog included at the bottom end
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@vipa66, it's "down" the arête ... and rather a lot of slog at the bottom.
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I think it is over 400 steps up to the gondola at the end and feels more.
However, unless I am very much mistaken that is all consigned to the past from December 2023 when the new gondola is due to open. You lose out on a third of a mile of skiing over glacial rubble to be whisked up to the train in effortless luxury.
I can't wait.
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