Chamonix Powder

We had planned to do lots of ski touring in Chamonix, with the ultimate aim of skiing up – and down -Mont Blanc. The weather has had different ideas and after 3 days of sunshine, we’ve had 5 days of low cloud, rain in the valley & snow up top. Every morning, grey clouds greet us as we peel back the curtains. However, every cloud has a silver lining and we’ve been trying to make the most of the fresh powder that has been falling on the tops. The visibility has been pretty bad most days & the high lifts haven’t always been open but we’ve had some great runs down in lovely fresh snow. We also spent a day practicing crevasse rescues on a wind lip, taking it in turns to drag each other up over the lip. We have 4 days left and the weather isn’t looking great so Mont Blanc will have to wait, but I’m sure we’ll get some more good skiing in before we go home!