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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Skiing in Niseko, Japan

Our Australian cousin Tim has set up ski accomodation in Niseko, which I have heard is a great resort for powder skiing. Some colleagues in Singapore have holidayed up there and raved about it. Haven't been there myself but looking forward ...! Check out the ski accomodation here.
posted by Guy Nicholson, 8:05 am 0 comments
 

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Some of the best pictures from France 2009 skiing trips

Guy and Steve descend after Couloir-en-SPhilippe and Fred en-route to Glacier Nord de PepinGuy in front of Bourg St MauriceHugh in front of St Foy
Guy and Steve at Col de l'ArgentièreGuy, Steve and Dixie telemarking home in perfect powderPhilippe and Guy on summit of Mont Pourri - le penseurGuy and Ben abseiling down Col des Roches
Philippe, Guy and Ben on summit of La Grande CasseSteve and Guy on summit of Mont Pourri (should have been 2005!)Guy and Ben skinning up the Sassière valley
posted by Guy Nicholson, 7:48 pm 0 comments
 

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Three days, three summits - Day 3: Aiguille de la Grande Sassière (3747m)

My alarm rang at 4.45am. After the last two summits I struggled to get out of bed! I met Ben at 5.30am and we were moving by 6.15am. The Sassière valley is long and quite flat, so it took nearly 6 hours of plodding to get to the summit, walking with boot crampons up the final summit ridge. Day 3 and the third and final summit of this trip is finally taken!
Summit and Sassière valley seen from Mont Pourri (Day 2)Walking on skins up the long Sassière valley 7.55amBen walking up the glacier 9.25amBen at the col below the summit ridge 11:13amGuy booting up the summit ridge 11:52amBen and Guy on the summit 12:11amBen on the summit with Mont Blanc behind 12.12pmGuy skiing below seracs 12.56pmFinal walk out back to the car 1:37pm
posted by Guy Nicholson, 8:44 pm 1 comments
 

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Three days, three summits - Day 2: Mont Pourri (3779m)

The second highest peak in the Vanoise, and an old favourite to climb on the second day. Brother Steve and I park in the recently closed ski resort of Arcs 2000 and climb the deserted ski area reaching the summit just after 12pm on 2nd May 2009
Mont Pourri seen from the Aiguille Rouge at the top of Les Arcs ski resortSteve on the final approach to summitSteve on summitGuy on summitGuy climbing steep couloir back over the Col des Roches
posted by Guy Nicholson, 10:36 pm 0 comments
 

Friday, May 01, 2009

Three days, three summits - Day 1: La Grande Casse (3852m)

My personal challenge was to climb the three highest summits in Vanoise, France in three consecutive days. Day 1 we climb La Grande Casse (3852m) with Philippe and Ben. We stayed overnight at the Refuge du col de la Vanoise and made the first track up to the summit arriving just after 11am, May 1st 2009.
classic view of La Grande Casse seen from the west side, as seen in Courchevel and PralognanNorth Face of La Grande Casse seen from Mont Pourri (Day 2)La Grande Casse seen from La Sassiere (Day 3)Guy and Philippe on the summitBen on the summit
posted by Guy Nicholson, 8:20 pm 0 comments

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