You have hopefully realized, from my distinct lack of blogging recently, that it's been a busy winter....a poor excuse I hear you shout!Despite predictions in my last blog, mid-February to mid-March (this photo was taken at the very end of Feb in Les Gets) saw the best conditions in a well 'below-average' season in terms of snowfall.
Even with the snow drought, we continued skiing in Les Gets and Morzine to the start of April, when we decided it was time to relocate lessons to nearby Lindarets/Avoriaz.
So, teaching work stopped about 10 days ago and last week I headed to Gressoney in Italy to do some ski touring. Feeling fit after skinning (technical term for walking uphill on touring skis) to the top of Piramid
e Vincent at 4200m, we decided to head to Chamonix the following morning and tackle Mont Blanc 4800m.A fairly straight-forward first day to reach the Refuge Grands Mulets at 3000m, and our stop for the night. After what seemed like just an hour's sleep, we set off the following morning at 2.30am, head-torches showing us the route slowly towards the summit. At 4000m the altitude sickness kicked in, but with the help of some pills, I managed to plod on and reach the top at 10.30am.
Freezing winds stopped us from hanging around to admire the view even though the legs were crying for a decent rest. Skis back on at 4500m and time for the good bit.....needless to say, the descent was quicker than the climb!
Now that's what I call finishing the season on a high!
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