I’m psyched to be backed by Mountain Boot Company next season and the cool Black Crows and Scarpa brands. I can’t wait for the snow to start falling!
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Col de Cristaux
Michelle has been wanting to go to Col de Cristaux for a while now so I’d been saving it up for a nice sunny spring day when things would soften up. We were joined by fellow Aberdonian climber-skiers Sandy Simpson and Andy Inglis a very social lap on this Chamonix Classic from the sunny right hand finish.
I was surprised to see a large team start up the face behind us when were we 3/4 of the way up. As things were softening up fast and I started to ski down towards them, they appeared quite distressed by the volume of sluff that the skiers on the (other) direct finish were sending down. Surely if you didn’t manage to get out of bed early enough to start with the others, you would question the wisdom of questing up a route knowing people will be skiing down and dislodging anything from 1 to 1000 Te of snow? Would you go onto a big ice route behind people without expecting to get a lot of ice in the face? A few years ago another team followed us up the ice route Omega on the Petit Jorasses. By the end both of them were bloodied and bruised from direct hits from falling ice. It certainly spoiled my day knowing that anything we dislodged was going to harm them to some degree. 
Sandy booting it.
Spot the guy climbing.
This guy definitely felt the need to get a bit more rad than necessary for a 5.1.
Michelle all cosy in a down jacket. The boys were down to mankinis.
Remember Those Deep Days
I was looking back through this seasons photos and this one reminded me what an exceptional season this was for powder in Chamland. Let’s hope next year is the same!
Davide de Masi revelling in the primo Helbronner conditions earlier this year.
Last of the Lift Served Powder
Its been a long powder season and this could be the last of it. We enjoyed a few laps on the Midi to get the most out of it.
I’m psyched to get a few steep ski mountaineering routes done now. 
John Minogue getting his first face shot of the day.
Betony up to her thighs.
Michelle carving
Into the Cosmiques
Jake Morgan popping his cosmic virginity – what a day to choose. We went staight back up for more.
Luca joins us for a 5 o’clock run.
Enticing creamy pow
Les Corbeaux
We spent a day testing Black Crows this week with the crew of Paul Prentice, Andrew Jordan, Sally Bartlett and Tom Grant. Some of the snow we encountered was so wet and sticky it was nearly unskiable but a bit of a giggle none the less. As the sky cleared the snow started to dry out and the best turns were found at the end of the day.
My quiver choice was the Nocta for every day downhill freeride happiness, the Corvus for a phat performance freeride tourer with low tech bindings and the Orb Freebird for a big mountain touring / steep ski. For those that prefer something a bit softer there is also plenty to choose from in the range.
Thanks guys!
Ross Hewitt Guiding 