Col de Joux Plane
Since last winter Mark and Ros have had the desire to joining me on my ski tours around here and once they have some experience and become more familiar with the equipment possibly planning a few days...
View ArticleSplitboard Tour – Refuge de Folly, part of the tour des Dents Blanches
Of all the thoughts and important advice about life my mother shared with me while I was growing up, I particularly remember her ideas about friendship. Friends have always had a very important part in...
View ArticleSplitboard Tour – Refuge de Bostan, Aiguilles rouges
Snowboarding is only one of the reasons I love spending time planning routes on maps and venturing into the backcountry. Exploring the terrain around a ski itinerary – assuming there is one marked on...
View ArticleSplitboard Tour – Desert de Plate, Flaine
It’s 9:30am, I am alone on a long chairlift on my way to Flaine, enjoying the sunshine and the tranquility of the morning. It’s been a while since last time I sat on one of those chairs. Looking at all...
View ArticleThe less people the more freedom – free the mountains
This has been the driest winter these beautiful mountains and the valley du Giffre have seen in over 15, probably even 20 years. Following a couple of really heavy snowfalls in December last year,...
View ArticleWinter at full speed
When at the beginning of December I made the wish about a very cold winter season full of precipitations, I would have never thought Mother Nature would have listened to me and responded so quickly....
View ArticleSpring skiing in La Grave
The mountains are calling, and I must go – John Muir During the winter months my mind functions in a slightly different way from how it normally does during the rest of the year: it doesn’t matter...
View ArticleChamonix, Vallée Blanche
Chamonix is the birthplace of alpinism and big mountain skiing. Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc (4,810 m), majestically reigns over the Chamonix valley. It has inspired poets such as Shelley and...
View ArticleSnowboard Mountaineering in La Grave
Photos and article have been published on the American on-line magazine Outdoormindedmag. You can read it here.
View ArticleSimpler the process, richer the experience
My friend Daniele and I learn through experience, and like to share what we learn. We are inspired by wild landscapes, and excited by the opportunity to experience the planet by foot, bicycle,...
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