A little Jura....home mtns...GE, CH

So KK was heading off to Cinci and I was at home chilling...instead of driving far (no new snow) I stayed close and hit up the Jura. Saturday I hit up Crozet and on Sunday with Marco did a tour around La Dole. Great for only 30 minutes from GE...and with this view...WOW!

Marco made a nice pasta lunch:

..and the snow was not bad:

..another great day in CH!..more to come as always.

A special day in IT.....Toula and Arp

So Sunday it had snowed a good amount in Cour and the IT side on Mont Blanc. Marco knew a friend that knew a guide in Cour (Rudy)...so we met up on a sunny Monday to get on the goods. We arrived in Cour to meet up with Luigi and Rudy. Just like on Saturday we hit the Toula glacier first..but in much better conditions. Marco was stoked:

Skis were ready to go:


So were the views:




First rip...but first the stairs of death:

...woohooo! Great run...no time to stop so no pics. Chillin after the first run:

..up again!..but this time no stairs but a nice couloir:




..and into the glacier:


..and some nice turns:

..and the best bathroom in the world:

this time we skied to the valley floor:


After a quick lunch:

..it was off to hit the Arp....WOW!!!





..in the Arp...J:



At the bottom we hit the cattrack and waited for our ride:

..a nice ride from Rudy:

...a some pillows to finish the day:

......unreal:


Thanks you Rudy, Marco, and J for making this day so great....as I write this I am amazed that I get to live this life....

Ski..ski...and ski again......MEGA POST!!!!!

So we returned back to CH after a great holiday and the snow returned. On the first weekend we got DOWN and headed into FR. We went with J and Marco to Villard De Lans to try and stay out of the high avi conditions and get on some 45cm of pow...the only issue no base! The 45CM was fun but you had to be very careful how deep you pushed the skis. One the first run I hit my ski on a rock and put a huge rip in my ski..overall the day was good though January 9:


As the snow settled it was time to hit Cour on Sunday...and it turned out to be a great day......enjoy! January 10:







.....and 5 days pass and we get on it again. This time we head to the IT side of Cham with a guide. Al, Marco, and Jay.......WOW! January 16:

Toula:





Al:


Marco:

A little couloir:


Cour side"


Saturday: 1/17 at Flaine:












...and in between a little celebration for my b-day!!! (Thanks KK)









WOOOHOOOO!!! 35 is going to rock!