Couloir Croulante Talefre Basin

After a early start from the Couvercle hut we went to Couloir Croulante in the talefre basin with the idea to ski it.It was a good day with exercise and acklimatisation for bigger objektiv.

Always so peaceful

First time Mikko using helmet

I love to do bootpacking

We had to wait 1h for the snow to soften.

Beautiful day.

Mikko in the start

Focus

Me coming after

Skiing a nice little ridge in the couloir.

Pain de Sucre North Face

Last day of the season for me and we wanted to ski something steep with not to long approach. The mythical wall of pain de sucre was the best option for this days adventure. What a day to end a season.

We skied the 2 first pitches of Grand envers to reach the south face of aiguille du plan. You can also climb the aiguille de plan ridge but this is a faster way.

The Wall

Enter the top face with Mer  de Galce in Background

Last day of the season

Dry Mer  de Glace the summer has arrived

Mallory The crown skiroute

Mallory is the most talkabout skiline in Chamonix its has become a nice freeride line in good condition. We skied the line in 50min thats what i call qualityskiing.

Just before they splitt Mallory to right and Eugster to left.

Mikko on the upper field.

On pain rideu

After the mandatory rappel.

Y Couloir Aiguille Verte

Every time when we skied Mer de Glace we stop and had a look at the Y couloir on Verte: Mikko and i was talking to Brendan he and Ben Briggs was interested to ski it. After checking conditions Me, Ben Briggs and Mikko was heading to Couvercle hut to climb Couloirwhymper and ski the Y couloir.

Climbing the summit ridge. It took us 4h to climb whymper from Couvercle hut.

Jesper And Ben on the top. First time we ever skied together but not the last.

Mikko at the top 4122m

In the couloir waiting for the sun to hit.

First turn are always most interesting. You have to start skiing when the snow is hard so you not are to late lower in the couloir. It was steep in the start maybe 50-55 We did one 60m rappel to get true a rock part. after that Mikko and i used rope for another smal rappel. Ben did dryskiing :)

There is an icegully in the middle of the couloir that you have to pass several times to find snow to ski on. You cant ski in the middle of couloir that why it is so complex to ski.

Ben

Mikko

We meet Ben tibbets with friend in the couloir they was climbing the same route that we skiing down. He said that only people from Uk and scandinavia are so stupid that they ski here :)

Jesper in the lower part.

Ben had an idea about rappel to Nayia a couloir lookers left of Y couloir to get more skiing. When we skied Nayia it was several avalanches  coming down on the side and everywhere. We did 90m rappel to Naia after that we could ski more before the last rappel on 60m.

Happy after have skied this line it took us 3.5h to ski it.

3h walking and running to catch the last train down to chamonix and pizzeria paradisio.

Big and complex line