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30/11/12: Winter Is Here 30 Nov 2012 | 04:16 pm
After a warm summer of biking, climbing, hiking and anticipation, winter is finally here. Big fluffy flakes have been tumbling on and off for the last 72 hours; temperatures have been yo-yoing either ...
19/3/12: It Snowed. 20 Mar 2012 | 09:05 am
I remember back in 2003, nearly a decade ago when I spent my first winter in the mountains, when it got warm in the spring. I was ready to pack up and leave, change states, move to somewhere beachy an...
3/3/2012: Spingtime In Chamonix 4 Mar 2012 | 10:44 am
spring conditions in Les Houches If you have had an eye on conditions in Chamonix right now, you'll know that it's hot. Valley temperatures encourage short-wearing and make jackets superfluous; the ....
1/3/12: 4 Mountains, One Day 2 Mar 2012 | 03:12 am
A couple of blogs back I talked about a video project that I helped out with, where a group of friends tried to ski four big lines in four different Chamonix resorts in one day. Well, the final edit i...
29/2/2012: Turning Back 1 Mar 2012 | 11:34 am
What happened to the winter? The end of February really is the most deceptive time of year. One minute you're looking at a frozen garden, snowed-in car and the wood burner cranking 24/7, the next minu...
24/2/12: Spring Is Sprung 25 Feb 2012 | 02:36 am
Temperatures are climbing here in the Chamonix Valley; the snow here at valley level is melting away slowly as the mercury is nearing double digits for the first time in four months. The season's far ...
22/2/12: Blue Sky Days 21 Feb 2012 | 04:17 am
360° view from the Prarion, Les Houches, this week Well, the French Holidays have shifted slightly - now it's Parisian accents on the slopes talking about how much they love skiing in "Chamon-eex". ...
15/2/12: The Holidays Start! 16 Feb 2012 | 04:07 am
An empty piste. Not what you'd expect to see during February half-term-time, right? Well, it is a cross-country piste, I suppose. The holidays are here and town is busy. Word's got around that Chamon...
11/2/12: Angel Dust 12 Feb 2012 | 08:25 am
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have worked out that the mountains are cold right now. But how cold is cold? How do you explain -21°C to someone who hasn't experienced it? First, you g...
01/2/2012: First Of The Month, Chamonix Style 2 Feb 2012 | 11:44 am
Ten days since I last posted? A big no-no in blog land, I'm told, but I've been busy in Munich at the annual ISPO tradeshow wankathon doing 'work'. I got back yesterday and it was straight up the moun...
