Big couloirs, Face shots and Zero visibility

After a week of very warm and very sunny weather, the snow and the winter are back with a vengeance.

Since late in the day last Sunday, seemingly never-ending intermittent snowfall has re-covered our stomping ground. Wednesday was probably the highlight of the week due to the least amount of cloud cover and the best visibility of the week, but every day was worth getting out the big skis for.

Last Sunday was the final day of a great week of ski touring and we finished it off with a big one. Former Chocolate Freerider, Charlie Connell, inspired us to the top of the Couloir de la Dent Jaune shown below. The couloir is a 700m (2300ft) vertical descent onto the apron which is visible at the botom of the photo.


Monday morning was the start of one of our Women's Camps. Normally we would get into the week with some theory, but this week was a bit different. The girls were itching to get after some of the fresh snow so, led by our lead-guide John Falkiner, the group headed off for the backside which had a wind accumulated 30-40cm of blower. The next two days followed suit with great conditions and great skiing. The week ended with more snow and cold weather which bodes well for the upcoming Oneil Xtreme.

This weekend's event should be spectacular given the plentiful conditions. The comp will be broadcast live on our website so be sure to check it out.