Under Blue Skies in the Alps

2008-02-12 15:09:40 posted by Paul Easto
tags: Ski Touring Alps

With our busiest spring yet of off-piste skiing and ski touring just around the corner, I took the opportunity to catch up with Robbie, Derek, Claire and the team in Chamonix at the weekend. Conditions are just great out there at the moment with the weather more like spring than early February. The Vallee Blanche and all the variants are in good condition with the brilliant blue skies forecast to last well into the week.

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Pre Haute Route Practising!

2008-02-06 14:49:42 posted by Stevie Christie
tags: Ski Touring Alps

With my April Haute Route trip just around the corner now, I convinced myself that the best training that can be done for the trip, would be a week long, fully catered, chalet based ski trip in the Alps! I have just returned from France and the beautiful village of St Foy - with a handful of quiet runs, but located close to the resorts of Val D'Isere, Tignes and Les Arcs.

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The Haute Route goes live

2007-11-11 20:33:16 posted by Stevie Christie
tags: The Haute Route Ski Touring Alps

It was with a certain sense of eagerness and excitement that our recent Haute Route film project received its "Scottish Premiere" at our recent staff training event.It's fair to say that we're all pretty chuffed with the result. The production team did a great job and there is some epic footage from parts of the route including great stuff on the summit of the Pigne d'Arolla.

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