J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by offpisteskiing

Yes, there's never any good snow in April!!! )

A short video from a couple of trips out the back of Courchevel last week...
Enjoy..

Thanks for sharing that..!! Great little video.

!! aaaah, helmets ... :-)

The nearest anyone got to getting hit on the head was me being clonked by a couple bits of snow/ice while filming... I put my hood up and everything was fine...
As for Greg, well, being a) a fully qualified ski instructor and b) an extremely experienced alpinist and ice-climber extraordinaire; then I think his judgement is perfectly adequate... !!

The fluffy powder didn't last as long as we had hoped.....
Bit of everything.. crust, wind-blown, firm, and finally some good spring snow on the bottom face...
All good today though as there was 15-20cm of fresh up high in places!!

The season isn't over yet, despite Easter having come & gone.... On Saturday I sneaked in a quick run on the North face of Bellecote in La Plagne via the Ruggéri couloir (skiers right of the face, in between the Gros Glacier & "Pianiste") before heading off to the Plan des Gouilles refuge for a long-standing appointment with the Grand Bec.
A fair mix of snow conditions (mostly tricky) in the couloir, but a good day out, and great spring snow (and hardly a soul) on the pistes to & from...!



Mixed weather for this week, so plenty more fun still to come...

Full audio version now online at http://vimeo.com/8790960

bandit the footage with the group on the ridge was shot this time last year... guaranteed peace & quiet..!!