Chamonix, Ski touring, freeride, off-piste, backcountry, Alpine Energy Guiding, mountaineering & ski adventures, Andrew Lanham Mountain Guide, Chamonix, Aosta Valley, Swiss, lyngen alps

More powder turns in a week than any man deserves…

The white stuff has been falling from the skies without much abate these last two weeks in the Alps. Skiing has been the activity a la mode, so skiing is what we’ve been doing!

Clean canvas on which to paint your line...

Clean canvas on which to paint your line…

This is from a small ski tour near Verbier last week which delivered some good skiing!

Max enjoying the cold snow!

Max enjoying the cold snow!

A few days around Chamonix with some German friends yielded the goods:

Skiing below Les Aiguilles de Chamonix

Skiing below Les Aiguilles de Chamonix

Jurgen in cruise mode

Jurgen in cruise mode

Ski touring in the Aiguille Rouges this week was a quiet day out with good views and great skiing:

backlit coldsmoke

backlit coldsmoke

aesthetic forms

aesthetic forms

:-)

🙂

the guys on the summit with Mt Blanc in the background

the guys on the summit with Mt Blanc in the background

Gerd in action

Gerd in action

Fresh lines off the Aiguille du Midi was no rarity this week..

Fresh lines off the Aiguille du Midi was no rarity this week..

The sun dimmed by incoming weather on the Italian Vallee Blanche

The sun dimmed by incoming weather on the Italian Vallee Blanche

That was the last sunshine we saw for quite a few days and it was into the trees with Swedes:

the trees

the trees

Almost getting a faceshot, not easy when you're 2m tall..!

Almost getting a faceshot, not easy when you’re 2m tall..!

the dark rider not playing games!

the dark rider not playing games!

the dark rider again...

the dark rider again…

Henrik catching some speed in the clearing

Henrik catching some speed in the clearing