Adventure Base - Rhiannon unexpectedly skiing chamonix powder in august!!

There are many reasons to love life in Chamonix, but my favourite has to be its unpredictability.

Many may well throw their arms up in the air and cry global warming when it hits 25 degrees in mid Feb, or, as was the case this week, it snows down to 2500m mid August. They may well be right, and they are legitimate concerns.

I, however, couldn’t help but smile when the clouds parted to reveal a snow coated mountain, a snippet of winter. The skis were dug out, the troops were rounded up, and 7h30 AM we were at the Grand Montet car park, being laughed at whole heartedly by a bunch of crampon clad alpinists.

OK, the snow was a little heavy, and yes, every turn down was an extra step back up, but hey, it felt good!

Thanks to Susie from Mountain Tracks for the photos! )

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