It definitely feels like Spring has arrived in Chamonix this week. We've had a couple of days of snow showers followed by beautiful blue skies and some great snow and so we have been taking the opportunity to make the most of the conditions. Yesterday, after spending the morning at Brevent and Flegere trying to improve my off piste technique, I caught the cable car up the Aiguille du Midi with Neil and Garth and we headed down the Vallee Blanche via the Grand Envers. The snow at the top was great powder and pretty deep - the cold temperatures up there after a couple of clear days and nights had kept the snow in great condition. There had obviously been a lot of wind and movement of snow too. Lower down the snow was a little heavier with a bit of a crust that I found harder going. However, the sun was shining, there weren't very many people about and Neil managed to make the run in between driving two airport transfers to Geneva airport...not a bad 'lunch break'!!
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