 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Very nice..
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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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Can't wait. Flying out next weekend 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Looks pretty damn good, more soft snow than last year!
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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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Sharkymark, just a little !!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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offpisteskiing, jealous - have to get there this season!
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BobinCH, you know it makes sense...
Worth trying to avoid the weekends though - Sunday was absolutely heaving (in La Grave terms...).
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Went over there yesterday, and was a very big day!
I've been skiing, snowboarding LG since 1997 and yesterday I think was my most demanding / exhilarating / sphincter busting day ever !
With my mate Bing over we both wanted to do more interesting stuff so a guide would be necessary, my dear friend Per is away in Turkey (ski touring) so this time it was all a bit of a fate, as the guy I've just bought an apartment from here in Serre, his son is a guide too. We met last summer when we came over to make the offer etc
My mate is a very, very good skier and I did think I might find the day a bit of a challenge as often in the group there are a few slower than me, but yesterday it was Mathieu, Bing and I and the pace was very quick. Mathieu was having to ski hard as Bing was stuck to him like glue, and that does not happen to often to guides with clients!
Viz did come and go, first run was a warm up down Vallon to P2 and snow was not too bad though a little cut up. Then we went up on the glacier though they had not opened the drag so we skied the glacier down to Chancel and then on down to P1 doing Patou on the way. The traverse was pretty tough with bumps a plenty down towards P1 after the traverse.
Then it was back up and up on to the Glacier and the lift opened up, so we skied some nice lines up there doing around five runs before skiing back down the glacier to Chancel and on then cut back over the ridge on to Vallons and then down to P2 (thank God) and then went back up to lunch at P3.
Not exactly too sure of how many runs we did after lunch, but we did do Trifide 2 which was pretty awesome, I've done Trifide 1 a fair few times but 2 is in another league, though think I'll pass on Trifide 3.
Then it was the big one, skiing all the way down the Girose, powder was great, though started turning as we made our way down, and it did get heavy, and my legs were screaming, viz was a little bizarre at times as "they" skied off into the cloud I was getting a tad nervous that I'd loose them!
Then became very technical at times, heavy snow, avalanche debris, rocks and trees all to contend with, and my legs!
The guide and my mate said I'd do so much better on fatter skis and better boots ( I was in my touring boots and Scott Missions ), so maybe a new quiver is needed!
Once at the bottom I looked as if I'd been for a dip in the stream I was sweating so much.
A great day, and we have some good GoPro which I'll edit down tomorrow.
When we were up at P3 having lunch I did comment that I was probably one of the oldest guys skiing up there, and with the narrowest of skis, I remember when Missions seemed quite wide !
Mathieu the guide - you can see the cloud that kept coming and going, we did seem to have the visibility Gods on our side it seemed for our descents.
Our lines are in the middle from the top where we traversed around above those crevasses you can see.
And some more lines and the cloud banks
And the final run !
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