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BrritSki wrote:
Mighty Chris wrote: Remind me what the Pas de Chevre is--- No goats up here, oh no, far too dangerous Isn't that a bit cheesy, -- Chris *:-) |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:12:20 -0700, Mighty Chris
wrote this crap: Ooh very well said there dude. I got really lucky once--- I went to university with a french ski dude. After graduating I planned to spend a winter skiing in Europe, so I asked him where to go. He said Chamonix for the Off Piste. I think Shamonay is overrated. But who cares? I got kicked out of France. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:30:03 -0700, "Wayne Decker"
wrote this crap: Since they are in my backyard and I do not have to travel to get there--Midweek runs on either Mammoth or June. My favorite place is anywhere Scott Abraham isn't. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Chamonix is more for the ski-mountaineer type. For a regular inbounds
skier it'd be terrible. Much better to hit one of those mega-piste resorts like Trois Vallees or something. My favorite thing is hiking up stuff and skiing down. In Chamonix, many of the trams take you so high you don't even have to hike up. You just traverse sideways for a half hour or so on your skis. It's really incredible. I skied about 110 days with people who'd lived there for years and I barely scratched the surface of what's available as far as off-piste terrain. Every single day, whether it's snowed lately or not, you can find an awesome descent. One day we descended into Switzerland and then rode the train back to Chamonix. It's unreal! The other thing is they let you determine whether you should be skiing whatever you're skiing. People die there a lot. You get so used to hearing of people dying that you start to not really react unless it was 2-3 people who got avalanched all at the same time or something. My roommate was skiing a normal backcountry line which leads down to the village and came upon a recently killed snowboarder who had been avalanched. Imagine if 20 people died this year in Vail--- they'd probably close the mountain permanently. Everybody likes different places but my two favorites are Whistler and Chamonix. Chris |
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Harry Weiner wrote:
I think Shamonay is overrated. But who cares? I got kicked out of France. AGAIN?! -- ant Don't try to reply to my email addy: I'm borrowing that of the latest scammer/spammer |
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gawd. so many.
but a golden day that pops up is at Powder Mountain. Friend in our group had a friend in ski school who took us under his wing. Up the snow cat, and down out of the resort area. We didn't see the resort again for some hours! I'd never find this again, but it was luscious bottomless powder, total silence, people didn't exist. It wasn't steep or gnarly (nothing there is), but it was dreamy. Quite perfect, really. And if anyone wants to get that guide again, his name was Craig, he was a new level 2, an older gentleman, and a local. Knew every scrap of snow, every rock, and really made a good day into a magical day. -- ant Don't try to reply to my email addy: I'm borrowing that of the latest scammer/spammer |
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On Aug 16, 5:13 am, Mighty Chris wrote:
Remind me what the Pas de Chevre is--- I recognize the name but I cant remember it. It's the run from the top of Grands Montets down to the Mer de Glace glacier (end of Vallee Blanche). Fantastic views of Mont Blanc and a nice sustained ~30 degree slope with several variants. Vertical down to the village is more than 2km so it feels like a ski-tour. |
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On Aug 16, 1:01 pm, Harry wrote:
I think Shamonay is overrated. But who cares? I got kicked out of France. The resort may be but the mountains there are fabulous. When one exits the Aiguille du Midi condola most of the nearby mountains are +4000m high. |
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