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Opening day on the Aiguille du Midi
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With loads of snow on the ground and the Midi opening it is time for some fun.

Opening the gate



The ridge is a bit sharp in places



I'd rather be on 2 edges 170cm long than 24 points 1cm long



A bit narrow and steep



Some nice powder off the ridge



No one's skied the Vallee Blanche yet?



Round towards the Col du Cosmiques



A few narrow steps to enter



It's a bit airy on the entrance



On the face, lovely conditions but still an intimidating 45+ degrees



The arete separating the face from the Exit couloir



Dropping in to the exit couloir



Onto the Glacier de Bossons



Winding through the Crevasses and Seracs



Out of the crevasses



From here on down we roped up and skied into the glacier du Bossons, followed by the woods and then roadside back to the parking!
Unfortunately weather dictated no more pics Sad
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Idris, Nice, was that today or yesterday?
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Great pictures, what sort of ski poles are they, I'm guessing that is to self arrest ?
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Great stuff!!!
+1 about ski poles.
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Looks great!
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Would love to do it, but i wouldnt be able to. Looking at those pictures, how people say that an "intermediate skier" should be able to do it is beyond me!!!
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Ricklovesthepowder, that's not the route that intermediates can do Wink
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Arno, oh good. That entrance part would make me literally freeze. I wouldnt be able to move.
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Idris, Fantastic TR, as always

Ricklovesthepowder, In fact, the beginning of the Vallee Blanche was what Idris was showing in just that picture. The rest of it was a completely different route straight down the mountain to Chamonix via the Glacier de Bossons. If you've driven up the Chamonix valley, this is the HUGE glacier on the right before you reach Cham itself. A characteristically impressive ski from Idris. Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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Idris, when I read the title I just knew who it would be, fantastic pics. The photo out of the crevasses looks intimidating with the weather closing in too! What sort of ski poles are they, I wouldn't want to fall on one!
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Patch, That was this morning.

jbob, snowball and2planks, the are Black diamond Whippets, but Grivel and others make similar ones.
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That entrance part would make me literally freeze
Perhaps literally 5h1t€ yourself....but metaphorically freeze surely wink ?
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So is the route skied here called the 'vrai vallee blanche' as opposed to the tourist route of the 'vallee blanche' that everyone knows of. Or is it another route?
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skir67, its the Glacier Rond.
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Idris, great start am super jealous.
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Idris, nice early season stoke. Out of curiosity, what's the snowpack like? I would expect sound up top but interested to hear what conditions were like as you headed closer to 1080 m.
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skir67 wrote:
So is the route skied here called the 'vrai vallee blanche' as opposed to the tourist route of the 'vallee blanche' that everyone knows of. Or is it another route?
No, this goes in a completely different direction (almost the opposite direction). The 'Vrai Vallee Blanche' is still quite easy - though harder than the main tourist route.
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Nice pics - wish I had the knowledge, skill and cojones to do routes like that !
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zammo wrote:
Idris, nice early season stoke. Out of curiosity, what's the snowpack like? I would expect sound up top but interested to hear what conditions were like as you headed closer to 1080 m.


Ugly to unpleasant, but better than walking
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idris...nice route and nice snow conditions!! Well done!!

Pretty amazing conditions in chamonix all december! Praying for more and more!!! Very Happy
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Scarver wrote:
Nice pics - wish I had the knowledge, skill and cojones to do routes like that !
My sentiments exactly!
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Ricklovesthepowder wrote:
Arno, oh good. That entrance part would make me literally freeze. I wouldnt be able to move.


Yes it's pretty airy. I've gone through the entrance but then had to crampon up and climb back out due to ice.

Pucker inducing location.
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