A day on the Aiguille du Midi.
Clients making a very nice movie capturing the feeling of having a powder run down from the aiguille du midi. Thanks everyone for a good movie and a great day!
Valleé Blanche 2012 02 20 from Johan Fahlgren on Vimeo.
Lyngen season coming up!
Still guiding in Chamonix at the moment, warming up for the Lyngen 2012 ski touring season. In Chamonix we’ve had a great season so far and lately it’s been very cold and clear. Our spring in Lyngen are almost fully booked but there is still some space in mid May. May is a great time to be in Lyngen so if you’re still thinking about that late skitrip, just send an e-mail and start planning.
Posting some pictures from the guiding recently and if you whant to check out even more pictures you find Ascent Descent on Facebook aswell.
Skiers at the beginning of the ENSA couloir in Chamonix. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Just about to finish the fantastic Marbrees couloir run in Italy. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Skiing powder in Aiguilles rouges, Chamonix. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
The best conditions in over 40 years!
… they say on the chamonix.com webpage, and it feels pretty good to be here when it’s happening. The last couple of days we’ve been spoiled with very good skiing and Aiguille du midi has been fantastic. Not many people after the last snow made it possible to ski fresh trax for two days.. The day before, flegere held endless of powder and were was all the crowds? The answer is probably that january can be a really good month to visit the alps before all the european winter holidays. We are looking forward to the rest of the season here before we head north to the Lyngen alps!
Skiing the Petit Envers from the aiguille du midi. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
After a run on the valle blanche, checking out the glacier from below. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Skiing the Aiguille du midi in good powder is something you will remember for some time. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
Ski touring in Chamonix
The last 5 days i’ve been skiing and touring with a bunch of happy Tromsø skiers. Breche de berard, Aiguille du midi, Glacier Toula, col du passon and Glacier Mort gave us great days and good variation. The sun has been shining non stop and the temperatures have been cold wich helpes when sporting around in the mountains all day long.
Thanks guys for a great week !
Asbjörn and Ulf on their way to Glacier Mort. Photo: Jimmy Halvardsson
SnowSnowSnow…
Many parts of the alps are getting loads of snow at the moment and Chamonix are no exception. It looks like we are gonna have a great winter here and the base down low will probably last fo a while. We feel very fortunate to be part of such a magic season opening and there is still some dates to be filled up… See you out there!
The sun came out for a day and I took the chance to take some pictures from Aiguille du midi. Truly amazing atmosphere when the mountains get plastered like this.
The BIG Storm!
After some good days skiing in Chamonix I went to Engelberg for the first guide mission of the season. It all ended with great ice hockey games, curling competition, very nice food, nice people, heavy rain, lot’s of wind, a few beers and no skiing… And it’s all because of the big storm that we’re in the middle of.
Even though this trip did’nt end with a lot of skiing the storm is still dumping a lot of snow, really low, on our hills. This means that when this clears it’s gonna be great to be able to ski almost everywhere. The avalanche risk is at 5 above 1800 metres so easy to start with and then we can enjoy our lovely snowy mountains!
Let’s just say that it looks good for the winter:) (To see the hockey pictures please visit and become a friend on ascentdescent/facebook)
Engelberg
Lunch in Hotel Bellevue, Engelberg.
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