The season so far… keeping fit and riding hard!
Wow, the season is flying by! It’s been a while since I sat in the office and had the time to think about writing a blog post, (as is evident by my lack of posts I guess). Once the season…
Wow, the season is flying by! It’s been a while since I sat in the office and had the time to think about writing a blog post, (as is evident by my lack of posts I guess). Once the season…
So we had some amazing conditions last week and definitely some of the best riding of the winter so far. The snowpack around Chamonix seemed surprisingly stable and things were getting tracked left right and centre, all aspects and gradients.…
Backcountry safety and Avalanche risk assessment. Today the Backcountry is more accessible than ever before. What was once the domain of the winter mountaineer and experienced Backcountry specialist has today become the playground of the masses. As more and more…
A season like no other! So finally the winter has come and its starting to get deep out there. Way back in November, I was told by someone who had a friend who is a weather man, that the winter…
On Friday, in two unrelated separate incidents in two different locations within the Mont Blanc Massif, two well known, popular, leading figures from the Chamonix Big Mountain Freeride scene have unfortunately left our world… Our thoughts go out to those…
Its gone from being super mild to winter in one day here in Chamonix and now we have loads of snow and freezing temps. As stated in the forecast the temperatures are Glacial (french) or Bitterly cold (english) and getting…
Just a quick post to announce the arrival of a new course on the Calendar... The Advanced Slackcountry Freeride course. This course running the 5th to the 9th of January 2015 is something I've been quietly working on and wanting…
My new Sweet protection kit has arrived and it looks amazing! Sweet protection, in my opinion, make the finest outerwear for Freeriding and big mountain BC riding. New for this winter is the Monkey Wrench jkt and pant (shown here)…
You've got to love this shot, it says it all…Blue skies, perfect snow, high peaks, loads of space and a good group of riders having fun factor maximum volume. I wake up early and stretch my body to get it…
There are two common types of avalanche: the ‘looses now’ avalanche and the ‘slab’ avalanche. Loose snow avalanches start at a single point and grow as they flow down the mountain. They are easily recognised by their triangular shape, and…