Skiing Under the Midnight Sun in Arctic Norway

2009-02-09 13:10:16 posted by Paul Easto
tags: Ski Touring

When 99.9% of the ski population have packed away their boots and got out their swimmers, some of us will be heading north (70 degrees north to be precise) to the Lyngen Alps and the Land of the Midnight Sun! As well as 24 hour daylight, the snow conditions are still fantastic during May with summit to sea skiing possible. In May 2009 we'll be conducting a recce trip to the region, led by Swedish guide Jimmy Harvaldson.

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Winter Photography Competition 2009

2008-12-09 12:22:52 posted by Paul Easto
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A great start to the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The lifts have already started turning in the Alps and our Chamonix team has been making the most of the early season conditions, out touring and getting in shape for the coming winter. At mid-mountain, snow depths are already 1metre+ and some resorts are reporting nearly 2metres at the top. These early season snows can make a big difference by the time the spring ski touring season comes around, so let’s hope it continues.

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Alpine Season 2009

2008-05-15 20:59:17 posted by Paul Easto
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Greetings from the Alps where Robbie, Claire and I have been making the most of the inter-season to make grand plans for Winter 2009.2008 was a busy season for us and thanks to all our new and returning clients for making it a memorable one. There were many highlights and it's difficult to choose. The definite low point was Tim (from the office) blowing his medial knee ligament on a Haute Route warm-up day.

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Under Blue Skies in the Alps

2008-02-12 15:09:40 posted by Paul Easto
tags: Ski Touring Alps

With our busiest spring yet of off-piste skiing and ski touring just around the corner, I took the opportunity to catch up with Robbie, Derek, Claire and the team in Chamonix at the weekend. Conditions are just great out there at the moment with the weather more like spring than early February. The Vallee Blanche and all the variants are in good condition with the brilliant blue skies forecast to last well into the week.

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