Sterling Adventures

We had great plans today - catching the early télégraphique, ski across to the Tour Ronde, tick the North Face and ski the Mer de Glace… However, news of a fatality on that mountain the day before put us off somewhat…

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We’d hoped to ski the Vallée Blanche this year but had thought we’d missed our chance. But Friday’s fresh snow and Saturday’s skiing practice set us up for one of the super classic off-piste descents of the alps.

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We crunched our breakfast this morning - un pain avec abricot confiture - and something crunched harder than I expected. I’d broken my tooth! But nothing was going to stop play today…

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Today’s sports plan was to ski into the Gausta area…

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After yesterday’s efforts our leg muscles were knackered. Well Laetitia’s and mine were. Actually if the truth be told, mostly just mine! And as Dave reported almost no aches and pains, it seems that it’s true that skiing makes higher demands on the thigh muscles than snowboarding? Anyway, all of this led us to turn to the idea of enjoying some piste skiing to save ourselves from more punishment…

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We decided to take Dave on the amazing Crouchues-Bérard traverse tour to discover Snowboard mountaineering! The climb up to the Crouches col followed by the traverse across to and climb up to the Bérard col were easy. But the descent was another story…

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With the promise of good weather and loads of snow in Scotland, Anna and I headed north for a day skiing…….

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The team raise a glass…. with an impressive backdrop……

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