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Thursday, April 27, 2006

Andrea Ski's the Valley Blanche

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Andrea [7 years old] enjoyed perfect conditions as she skied the Valley Blanche for the first time in under an hour.

Wildhorn 3247 m

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Last week saw the most stable weather for some considerable time. Perfect snow cover, clear skies at night blue skis the next day which mea...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Mont Velan 3731 m

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At the start of the week We had great snow for off piste skiing but poor conditions for hut to hut ski touring. Eventually we got a good for...
Saturday, April 08, 2006

Col du Argentiere

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So far in April we have had a day of snow followed by a day of beautiful weather. To day was good. Chris Dovell and I skied off the top of G...
Thursday, April 06, 2006

Le Buet 3020m

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Chris Dovell & I set off from the car park at 7.00am and arrived at the summit of Le Buet at 12.00. Stunning views from the summit but c...
Monday, April 03, 2006

Zermatt

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I spent the last week in Zermatt. We had mixed weather with lots of fresh snow. This snow fell with no wind. Friday produced stunning sk...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Grands Montets lift broken again

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We were skiing at Grands Montets to day. Despite it being very warm we had good snow and it never really turned slushy. We felt sorry for ...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Important information for telemarkers

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Anyone thinking of ski touring in the alps on telemark gear should down load the above video.

Off-piste at Grands Montets today

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I was skiing at Grands Montets today. New snow but quite heavy but we still managed to put fresh tracks in all day The top lift was broken...
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Mark Seaton
The current President of the British Mountain Guides Mark Seaton, a member of both the British and French Mountain Guides Associations. Based in Chamonix for over 30 years, Mark has guided people from all backgrounds, each with their own mountaineering ambitions. His work has ranged from leading a blind man with no previous mountaineering experience to the summit of Mont Blanc, to guiding clients on serious alpine routes such as the North Face of the Eiger. He has also worked on television projects, including as a camera safety specialist for the BBC series Forces of Nature, which filmed ibex on the Cingino Dam in northern Italy. Mark is the author of the Mark the Mountain Guide children’s book series, published in the UK, USA, and France.
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