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A few calm days are ahead teaching through in Courmayeur but here in Chamonix conditions couldn't be better. Last week saw a group from the tour company Jagged Globe that had awesome skiing. A few days of low cloud didn't matter as the rocks are so well covered you can ski anywhere! Yesterday was with a chap who'd flown from Sydney to see if these reports of great snow were true, as the above photo...

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I can't remember a day when I've been up at the Grands Montets when it was as windy as today. I'm not saying it hasn't been.. Instructor's priority (you gotta love it!) got us two trips round in the morning on the top bin. The first was interesting as for the first time ever I was stuck in a cable car. Cabin 4 stopped when the cables crossed and we sat for 45 minutes as the liftie sorted it all out. I'll...

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A gap in the planning meant I finally got the chance to try skating-style Cross Country skiing. Yep, I know what you're thinking....... before you knock it, try it , it's tough stuff. The basics however are incredibly similar to alpine skiing. I've been show the ropes by the girls from Tracks and Trails Lindsay and Julia who have managed to explain it well. Similarities are in ankle flexion,...

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The first cold snap of the season's just passed. -15 in the Bochard gondola's meant -27 with windchill, cold enough to make anyone's feet go cold! What can we say though,conditions are great. Last week ended with a trip down the Vallée Blanche and a day in Megève, this week started with fantastic snow, tree skiing down at Les Houches leading to a couple of great days at the Grands Montets with...

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45cm of fresh last night. If you are still in London then it istoo late to get here this evening but if you set off really really early in the morning you might get here in time for some powder turns! Can't promise we'll be saving any for you though. Planning on being at Le Tour for the first bin in the morning.

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