Croisse Baulet
17-02-08
A strange name for one of the most beautiful easy
tours close to Chamonix. This 2000m summit can be
reached either on skis or with snowboots. You can
start from Combloux or Megeve and use the lifts :
you will then have a short 300m climb to reach the
top. You can also start from Cordon and climb 900
meters. On the way down, if you are skiing, you may
go down to Les Giètes and use the lifts and pists
all the way back to Combloux. Whatever the way you
choose, from this summit you will have the most
beautiful view you can imagine on the Mont Blanc
range !
A "super windy" Vallée Blanche !
03-02-08
Everything was going fine yesterday : we had a
quite heavy snowfall, without wind, and it made us
expect a perfect Vallée Blanche on this sunny
Sunday. "Hélas", a strong wind was blowing on the
ridge of the Aiguille du Midi, and it increased
dramatically along the day. The Vallée Blanche
became a kind of white hell, with violent
spindrifts. It was even difficult, sometimes, to
see where you were skiing...
And even at the Mottets, just after having left the glacier and before skiing down the easy trail to Chamonix, instead of have a nice drink in a warm sun, the wind created a fantastic atmosphere !
And even at the Mottets, just after having left the glacier and before skiing down the easy trail to Chamonix, instead of have a nice drink in a warm sun, the wind created a fantastic atmosphere !