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Heliski Mont Blanc

9th May 20199th May 2019 by rosshewittguiding Leave a comment

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Another fabulous day in Italy 🇮🇹 with @morgmaxi and @mattmans11 under the mighty Himalayan sized West Face of Mont Blanc. I had to laugh when Morgan asked how long this line is - we tend to describe things by comparing them to something they know, in my head I was thinking ‘it’s like 2 Col de Cristaux stacked on top of each other’. But then that wasn’t ever going to be good motivator so I just said ‘long enough’ and started bootpacking.

Fantastic day at work with @morgmaxi and @mattmans11 @skywaymontebianco 🇮🇹 on the Marbree and a cheeky secret afternoon line in an untracked zone before 🍺 in the ☀️ @blackcrows_skis @scarpa_uk @petzl_official @lenz_products @julbo_eyewear @snowcountry.eu @plum_officiel @conceptchamonix @sapaudiabrewing.co @sapaudia.beer.team #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #backcountry #chamonix #aosta #skywaymontebianco #health #fitness #fun #training #nutrition #glacier #alps #outdoors #outside #adventure #explore #guide #mountainguide #ifmga #weareskiing

REPOST from @victorliebenguth ......... 🚩Up to 1 m new snow............................................ 🚩1 month of drought = hard layer......................... 🚩High Avalanche category 4 advisory.................. 🚩Multiple riders on the slope................................ 🚩Humans trigger avalanches................................ 🚩Emotional desire to ride overrides the technical red flags. Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland. Thursday 30th of January was a hard day, almost one meter of powder landed on a four weeks dry terrain, the avalanche risk was so high (4/5). We were riding some snug couloirs in @verbier area when we saw an important avalanche going down next door Creblet pass. Maybe 10 people riding at the same time, on the same face. No security precautions at all. Unfortunately two girls were snowboarding in the middle of the face and the avalanche hit them so hard. We were the first on site and immediately started to do the beacon research. We quickly found the first one, second one was 70m down the face and quickly rescued as well. While digging out the girls people around continued to ski in every directions and the inevitable happened, second avalanche hit the area and a third person got stocked in it. Fuck tat was scary. @verbier is the freeride mecca and everyone riding outside the slopes should have the right equipment, get informed of the conditions and more importantly get trained to mountain safety with institutes like @istaeducation to have the right reflex and knowledges. Usually not a big fan of watching that kind of content on the socials but I hope this will help a bit in motivating people to get educated. Here is a condensed 50s of the accident, think it’s enough. #gettrained #istaeducation #avalanche #verbier

Back in my favorite zone today amongst its grandiose surroundings and checking out the entrance to the underworld. Thanks to @tom_grant_ for sneaking some action before the storm and the photo! @blackcrows_skis @scarpa_uk @petzl_official @lenz_products @julbo_eyewear @snowcountry.eu @plum_officiel @conceptchamonix @sapaudiabrewing.co @sapaudia.beer.team #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #backcountry #chamonix #aosta #skywaymontebianco #health #fitness #fun #training #nutrition #glacier #alps #outdoors #outside #adventure #explore #guide #mountainguide #ifmga #weareskiing

Finally the sun came out. Shredded Grand Montets all morning then went somewhere quieter and more scenic for the afternoon.

So good. Brown pow and fallen oak leaves under the hot Italian sun. Boy have I missed the rowdiness of the bike ❤️

Intro to ski touring day with Huw and his daughter Hanna. A windless warm day with an azure blue sky, cold snow and fabulous views. Hoping I’ve set that seed of inspiration that might launch and lifetime of ski touring and exploration to the Worlds radest places on skis #skiing #skitouring #freeride #freerando #introductiontoskitouring #chamonix #ifmga #mountainguide

Avalanche awareness day with the the next gen Chamonix rippers and the Dads. Impossible to transfer all the knowledge from nearly 40 years of skiing in one day, but I sure I can provide some principals that will help find good skiing while staying safe at the same time. #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #chamonix #ifmga #weareskiing #mountainguide #avalanche #avalanchesafety

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Another fabulous day in Italy 🇮🇹 with @morgmaxi and @mattmans11 under the mighty Himalayan sized West Face of Mont Blanc. I had to laugh when Morgan asked how long this line is - we tend to describe things by comparing them to something they know, in my head I was thinking ‘it’s like 2 Col de Cristaux stacked on top of each other’. But then that wasn’t ever going to be good motivator so I just said ‘long enough’ and started bootpacking.

Fantastic day at work with @morgmaxi and @mattmans11 @skywaymontebianco 🇮🇹 on the Marbree and a cheeky secret afternoon line in an untracked zone before 🍺 in the ☀️ @blackcrows_skis @scarpa_uk @petzl_official @lenz_products @julbo_eyewear @snowcountry.eu @plum_officiel @conceptchamonix @sapaudiabrewing.co @sapaudia.beer.team #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #backcountry #chamonix #aosta #skywaymontebianco #health #fitness #fun #training #nutrition #glacier #alps #outdoors #outside #adventure #explore #guide #mountainguide #ifmga #weareskiing

REPOST from @victorliebenguth ......... 🚩Up to 1 m new snow............................................ 🚩1 month of drought = hard layer......................... 🚩High Avalanche category 4 advisory.................. 🚩Multiple riders on the slope................................ 🚩Humans trigger avalanches................................ 🚩Emotional desire to ride overrides the technical red flags. Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland. Thursday 30th of January was a hard day, almost one meter of powder landed on a four weeks dry terrain, the avalanche risk was so high (4/5). We were riding some snug couloirs in @verbier area when we saw an important avalanche going down next door Creblet pass. Maybe 10 people riding at the same time, on the same face. No security precautions at all. Unfortunately two girls were snowboarding in the middle of the face and the avalanche hit them so hard. We were the first on site and immediately started to do the beacon research. We quickly found the first one, second one was 70m down the face and quickly rescued as well. While digging out the girls people around continued to ski in every directions and the inevitable happened, second avalanche hit the area and a third person got stocked in it. Fuck tat was scary. @verbier is the freeride mecca and everyone riding outside the slopes should have the right equipment, get informed of the conditions and more importantly get trained to mountain safety with institutes like @istaeducation to have the right reflex and knowledges. Usually not a big fan of watching that kind of content on the socials but I hope this will help a bit in motivating people to get educated. Here is a condensed 50s of the accident, think it’s enough. #gettrained #istaeducation #avalanche #verbier

Back in my favorite zone today amongst its grandiose surroundings and checking out the entrance to the underworld. Thanks to @tom_grant_ for sneaking some action before the storm and the photo! @blackcrows_skis @scarpa_uk @petzl_official @lenz_products @julbo_eyewear @snowcountry.eu @plum_officiel @conceptchamonix @sapaudiabrewing.co @sapaudia.beer.team #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #backcountry #chamonix #aosta #skywaymontebianco #health #fitness #fun #training #nutrition #glacier #alps #outdoors #outside #adventure #explore #guide #mountainguide #ifmga #weareskiing

Finally the sun came out. Shredded Grand Montets all morning then went somewhere quieter and more scenic for the afternoon.

So good. Brown pow and fallen oak leaves under the hot Italian sun. Boy have I missed the rowdiness of the bike ❤️

Intro to ski touring day with Huw and his daughter Hanna. A windless warm day with an azure blue sky, cold snow and fabulous views. Hoping I’ve set that seed of inspiration that might launch and lifetime of ski touring and exploration to the Worlds radest places on skis #skiing #skitouring #freeride #freerando #introductiontoskitouring #chamonix #ifmga #mountainguide

Avalanche awareness day with the the next gen Chamonix rippers and the Dads. Impossible to transfer all the knowledge from nearly 40 years of skiing in one day, but I sure I can provide some principals that will help find good skiing while staying safe at the same time. #skiing #freeride #powder #skitouring #chamonix #ifmga #weareskiing #mountainguide #avalanche #avalanchesafety

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