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TR: ChamPOW! (with lots of pics)
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Just back from a few days in the Chamonix area. Conditions meant we had to scale back our ambitions a bit but we still got in a couple of classic Chamonix days out plus some of the deepest fluffiest POW I have skied on the Grands Montets. No pics of that (vis was not great and it wasn't really a day for stopping and taking pics).

Thanks to our guide, Rick Marchant, who made the most of conditions and used his local knowledge to great advantage:

Col Crochu; Col Berard

Classic daytour accessed from the lifts of Le Brevent and ending up in Le Buet. We were the first up and the rapidly warming slopes meant that no-one followed us. Apparently this is a pretty unique experience.

View from the climb up to the first col - Sham-o-knee; the Lavacher bowl, an area twice the size of Jackson Hole where you can find fresh snow weeks after a storm...



we came from the obvious col on the skyline



heading up to Col Berard



nice turns off the Col



tracks coming off the Col



more fresh snow with a stunning backdrop



view from the bar at the bottom - the Aig Verte



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Col du Passon from the Argentiere refuge

You can do this in a day from the first bin up Grands Montets but we elected to head over to the refuge once we had tired ourselves out in the abundant POW on the Thursday.

Skinning through the gloom on the Argentiere glacier - you can just about make out the hut right in the middle of the picture



New day dawns - stunning views of the Argentiere basin from the hut:





sun falls on the Aiguilles Rouges



into the climb - looking down on the snout of the Argentiere Glacier:



the climb up to the col is about 150m with crampons and ice axe. this got quite steep towards the top but it was nice firm snow:



some mug blocking the view:





and what a view:



Rick provides some rope assistance



ice formations on the Glacier du Tour



the glacier was totally tracked out Wink



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Looks like great fun! Very Happy
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Now... the SKIING:

Tim:



Rick:











Andy:







None of me Sad - I ripped it up naturally Cool Wink
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Arno, there isn't a smiley to do justice to that lot! We need a kind of "shock and awe" smiley. Wonderful pictures. snowHead
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Arno, -Absolutely fantastic shots - thanks for sharing them with us. Very Happy
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Arno, great stuff, love the description you nicked from Blizzard of Ahhs!
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Arno, nice TR dude. You've beaten us to the Col du Passon and looks like you hit it in super sweet conditions snowHead
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cheers all
Gsyfreerider, love that quote because it is so far from the truth these days!
bobinch, get on up there on the next good weather day. great skiing all the way to the valley
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Arno, looks fun! Thanks for the pictures.
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Awesome picture dude!
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Lucky Lucky you - getting it like that in Chamonix is pretty unique! Cool

The col du Passon is one of my favs, but to see it like that is amazing!
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Arno, nice, very, very nice. Friday was kind of special wasn't it?
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under a new name, you know all those tracks that were already there on the GM on Friday? i put some of those in
sorry Wink
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Arno, splendid. snowHead
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Arno, nice. glad you had fun. We were out trashing Flegere. Note to self, do not take FIS GS sticks out on sunny powder days. Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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Arno, Nice one, cheers for the pics. Madeye-Smiley
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snowHead Fab shots. So jealous.
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under a new name, but anything else would be a fashion statement Puzzled Puzzled Puzzled

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under a new name wrote:
Arno, nice. glad you had fun. We were out trashing Flegere. Note to self, do not take FIS GS sticks out ever Twisted Evil Twisted Evil


Corrected it for you wink
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bobinch, roflol.

But really, they were great on Wednesday afternoon in the slush...had fun today on Head M88s in Lavancher...getting close...
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under a new name, Head 88's?!?! You are beyond help. Please don't tell me you were on piste today?
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wow i wish i could ski in stuff like that, looks amazing, really jelous.
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bobinch, no, nowhere on piste except Pierre a Ric (yeuch!) on way home.. Excellent chop all round though. 88s good if not astonishing. I'm not looking for a pure powder ski as I have those now thanks. Happy
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Arno, wonderful pictures!
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Arno, i am just back from tahoe where i skied squaw valley, alpine meadows, heavenly, sierra and kirkwood..got fresh for the last four days...i loved it, but when i see pics like this it reminds me that chamonix is # 1 in the world.......way to go get after it bud (as they say in tahoe!!)
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