Haute Route
A week of mixed weather - some great skiing with some anxious times in thick cloud! The last day was spent in cloud as far as the Col de Valpeline, where we emerged to blue skies, views of the Matterhorn and powder fresh tracks to Zermatt. A great end to the trip.
8th April - best week of the winter?
Well it started badly with awful weather - the Oberland Traverse was abandoned in zero vis, high wind and 50cm of fresh snow. We moved across the valley to Chandolin and stayed in the Illhorn hut, and were rewarded with blue skies, perfect snow and deserted hills! This was the last weekend of the season in Val d'Anniviers - a shame to see the lifts closing with such good conditions.
Then off to the Moiry hut from the Grimentz lifts - and the whole valley to ourselves. The next day over the Col de Bréona to Evolene, then 2 days skiing powder around Arolla - endless untracked snow - the only other skiers around at the moment are lycra clad teams training for next weeks Patrouille des Glaciers. The Col des Ignes was untracked powder from 3200m to the road at Satarma, 1800m.
