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TR :10 days in Tignes
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Got back last night from 10 days in Tignes. First week was pretty tricky, as it had not snowed for about 3 weeks! the last 4 days were great though. Managed to knock off many of the classics in the first week as the north faces still held reasonably good snow.

We rode Couloir 3500, Grand Couloir on the Grand Balme, Pisteurs Couloir, Chardonnet, P3, P7, Telegraph, Gasex, Orientation table, Grappillons, Les Tufs and many others.


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ooooh - I am looking forward to the finished TR snowHead
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Day 1. Pointe Boussac

After queueing for nearly an hour to get lift tickets (half term) we were off into the Vanoise National Park and a 1.5 hour snowshoe to our first peak.

Jim happy to leave the hordes to fight it out on the slushy pistes...


Jim nearing the top, what a perfect day!


3 weeks with no snow and we were more than happy with this ripe corn Madeye-Smiley. We were a bit naughty with it being quite late in the day as you can see the wetslide that I kicked out on my initial ski-cut.


Yep, not bad for a first run of the trip
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norris, vey nice, thanks for posting. Can't wait for the next days!
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Day 2 (awaiting pics from friend)

Day 3. Couloir de Grande Balme

The classic Tignes line. In full view of the resort. 45 degrees + in a couple of places and a crux turn around a dog leg above a rather large cliff! starts just to the left of the snow in the sun.


Jim about to make the crux. A fall here would have been terminal. Shocked


Jim through and into the wider part of the couloir


It was a fantastic line and felt so wild -kind of wierd as you feel like everyones looking at you from the resort below!
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Great pics, able to work out where you were in the last view (but only from the view of Val Claret!)
Looking forward to some more. Very Happy Very Happy
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Day2 : P3 Couloir, Mickeys Ears and Telegraph Couloir

Me in P3


Jim and I hiking to Mickeys Ears


Jim on the nasty entrance to Mickeys


Me riding the "piste like" couloir!


nearing the bottom


Jim above the lake
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Day 4: 5-10 cms of snow finally!!! conditions compared to the day before were somewhat softer on the legs! Pisteurs Couloir, rectaline, Borsat West -

Jim hiking through the clouds to the Pisteurs Couloir


Me in the couloir


Me again!


I think Jim liked the soft stuff...


So did I


Pisteurs in all its glory. It starts from the saddle on the left in the sun


Hiking the rocks to Borsat West


What this? powder, sun = Very Happy
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Day 5 : Couloir 3500, This is a 1000m shot off the back of the grand Motte. The classic entrance was really rocky so we traversed in slightly lower. This involved a rope and a heelside above a 25 metre cliff on rock hard snow. Not something I ever want to do again Twisted Evil

Cedric in the top of the couloir


Incredible ambiance far away from the pistes


It just went on and on


and on


Jim hiking back out


Day 6

I only took 1 photo, what with the crappy snow, flat light and tired legs - still managed to knock off les tufs! But check out how we needed snow Shocked



Day 7

A change of team (me the lone boarder and 2 skiers wink ) and a change of conditions...20cms of snow finally

Me near the Col des Ves


Adam showing off to the ladies on the chair!


Dan trying to show off..... Embarassed


Adam hiking to the Chardonnet Couloir


seen here above the small group of skiers


It was a bit tracked but still nice and soft


and lower down was very nice
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Day 8 - Les Grappillons, Couloir du Table and Borsat West

Adam burning off those pain au chocoat


Dan was happy to see the top, and what a great view of the Grand Casse


Me in Les Grappillons


Looking for the cold smoke


The run was the main bowl in the middle


Adam in the couloir du Table


Me in into the bowl


Adam walking to Borsat West


A cool rock


Ripe Corn on Borsat West


Day 9

Tricky light and not quite enough snow to cover the hard stuff

Adam somewhere above Les Brevieres


Adam heading for the lake



Day 10 - The last day and a strict 1pm finish as we had to get to Geneva for the flight home. Isn't it always the way that its the best day Twisted Evil But we still managed to fit in a Chardonnet and a Tour du Grande Balme

The early bird catches the worm


Light and fluffy in the Chardonnet Bowl


I love rooster tails


Adam on the Tour du Grande Balme


Final Hike of the week


But it was worth it


Thats all folks
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Catching up after a week away and this definitely needs bumping! Stellar stuff!
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WOW!

Now that's a ski holiday! Very Happy

Impressive stuff... especially the couloir where you had to rope in.
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Thanks chaps....all a distant memory now Crying or Very sad

oh well, only 3 weeks til a week in Morzine. fingers crossed for some late season pow.
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As Arno said, stellar stuff..... l'Espace killy is a really big freeride playground..... Really impressed
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Does indeed look like it is worth a bump but I can't view the pics at work... have to wait until I get home
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JT wrote:
Does indeed look like it is worth a bump but I can't view the pics at work... have to wait until I get home


They are worth waiting for!
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These are great pics! Not the Tignes area I'm familiar with but really nice to see!
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norris,

Superb effort..

we need more of this type of stuff
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