Top Mountain Report 2011 - The Vallée Blanche

The Vallée Blanche... a 17km route that starts at 3812 meters on the Aiguille du Midi...




An amazing scenery of the Mont Blanc range...


































with zoom...

Top Mountain Report 2011 part II & III

Top Mountain Report 2011 part I

Winter and skiing!

This year starting and for that mater ending in Chamonix...


Christina having fun on skis...


on the top people are having fun...


flying around...


or I had fun in outdoor swimming on -10°C...


or eating...


look forward for March at part III.

Top Mountain Report 2010 part III

Winter is ending but skiing season may last bit longer :-)

Chamonix, France is a paradise for off-piste skiing literally breathtaking, reliable snow fall, and just 1 hour drive from Geneva. Not to mention, Chamonix is well-stocked on Michelin stars, too!

So let me began...


View from my hotel room... Aiguille du Midi (3842 m)...


and view from Aiguille du Midi... Chamonix ca. 2000 m below...


the L'Equipe sport...


Les Grands Montets (3275 m)...


and view from the panoramic terrace...


once more view from the panoramic terrace...


don't understand this...


but it is so perfect for off-piste skiing...


jump...


in to the White Sea...


time for my off-piste skiing...


L'Equipe Off-piste...


35m ice wall...


this is virgin powder...


next day...


on the top...


and on the top of the top...


same...


time to go...


in the queue...


fortunately our guide knows positions of most of the...


crevasses...


end game...


salad...


and the best known Savoyarde specialty: Tartiflette.

You want to be far from the crowded pistes?
You want to be far from the lift queues?
You want to discover hidden slopes?
You want to discover long forgotten valleys?
You want to dinner in Michelin star restaurants?

If you have answered YES on 50% of above questions, pack your bags and head to Chamonix.