Our buddy Seb Montaz from ChamonixGuiding.com deserted us this week to go powder hunting down south near Briançon. But that didn’t keep him from giving a great evaluation of the snow pack here in Chamonix as conditions slowly begin to change from winter to spring.
ChamonixInsider.com Snow Forecast Compendium
Posted in guides, resort news, snow report
Tagged Chamonix Guiding, snow forecast, snow report
One of those new-school freestyley maneuvers that will sure to be on display this weekend at The North Face Ski Challenge
For those of you whose competitive juices have been set to overflow by the nightly Olympics events, The North Face Ski Challenge will be in Chamonix with a qualifying stage. The TNF Ski Challenge is a freeride qualifying tour for rippers born between 1989 and 1997. Contestants compete in big mountain freeride, park and pipe. (Halfpipe?! In Chamonix???). Qualifiers will compete in the finals in Val Thorens on March 26-28 where a grand prize sponsorship scholarship will be awarded to the best of the best by The North Face and Atomic.
Qualifying events are free to enter and prospective competitors should go to www.thenorthfaceskichallenge.com to download the application. Competitors will need to have their parents or coach sign the form and bring it to the event site at Grands Montets along with proof of ski insurance and their own lift pass. Each event is limited to 75 competitors so be sure to get there early.
The Flying Kilometre Ski Race
Pull your racing socks on. It's time for the Flying Kilometre.
Also of note for those wishing to match their skills against the clock is the Flying Kilometre ski race being organized by the Chamonix Angels women’s hockey team (who we all know would thoroughly kick the Candian team’s booty if given the chance). The race will be held this Saturday and Sunday on the Chavanne piste at La Flégère between 10:00 and 15:00.
Entry is a mere €2, can be bought at the event and is open to all skiers and snowboarders regardless of age or choice of ski wear. Prizes include skis, ski holidays, tandem parapente jumps, restaurant vouchers and sports gear.
Posted in resort news, skiing
Tagged Chamonix, Chamonix Angels, freeride, ski, The Flying Kilometre, The North Face Ski Challenge
Clear your calendars ladies and gents because the winter edition of the bi-annual Dan Milner heckle-fest is coming to Le Vert Hotel on Sunday night, February 28 at 8pm.
This edition will feature what are sure to be some amazing images from Dan’s recent Alaska splitboard mission with a crew of young, up-and-coming riders hoping to make it big and one day be able to afford heli time.
And as if that’s not enough to get you off the couch of a Sunday evening, Le Vert will be serving up one of their grandioso, three-course Sunday roasts starting at 18:00, which is sure to pack the house. It’s all sounding like quite the night out with dinner and the show and all so if you want to ensure your place at a very popular dinner table you best make reservation early (tel. 04 50 53 13 58).
The slide show is gratuit and the three-course Sunday roast is a real bargain at only €19. No word yet on how Dan is going to work in a photo of perennial crowd-favorite Angie Wardle, but if he wants to keep things civil he better figure out a way.
Posted in art, snowboarding
Tagged Alaska, Dan Milner, Deeper, Le Vert hotel, slideshow, snowboarding
Chamonix ski guide Seb Montaz is back with his weekly report and a bunch of images that make me really wish I’d been with him on this particular day. Does this guy ever ride anything but powder? Well done, Seb!
ChamonixInsider.com Snow Forecast Compendium
all photos: Pico
I saw Dangerous in the supermarket a few days later so to answer your question, no, he and the crew are not buried beneath tons of snow and ice somewhere below the Rond. That 1000 watt smile of his seemed to have increased a watt or two.
Posted in skiing, snowboarding
Tagged avalanche, Chamonix, Glacier Rond, Pico, ski, snowboard
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