Thursday, June 11, 2026

Early Season Alps: Good Conditions, Variable Logistics

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  Applesrudelhorn formerly known as the Matterhorn May was unseasonably hot. Properly hot. Too hot, really. June then arrived and quietly co...
Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Home for well over 250 nights . The Original Gouter Refuge is no more.

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The old Goûter Refuge is due to be dismantled this May. It feels like the wrong ending for a place that carried so much of the history of Mo...
Monday, April 06, 2026

Good Snow . Very Good Skiers.

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 Jake and his son Kit joined me for three days of ski mountaineering.  The weather and conditions were fabulous.  This was Kit's first i...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

Skiing Contrasts between the US & Europe.

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  It continues to be sunny cold and great snow, with the added adavantage of their being no one around. Grands Montets looking perfect. Skii...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Hut to Hut Ski Touring abandoned. But still it could be worse...

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Spring breifly falterered handing conditions back to winter quite decisively.  This is just as Charles arrived already to go ski mountaineer...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Fabulous mid season conditions.

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There has been a lot of snow in the Alps. It has thoughtfully consolidated itself into an excellent base, which, combined with largely stabl...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Father & Son Intro to Ski Mountaineering

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 Cal and his son James joined me for a couple of days in order for them to prepare for a multiday ski tour later in the season.   This was t...