5 of the Most Dangerous Ski Areas in the World Lifts can provide the public access to terrain that might not be advisable for the majority. While there are hundreds of locations around the globe with obvious dangers, here are a few examples that stand out among the rest. La Grave, France Made famous in the US in the 90s by the likes of Doug Coombs (who met his untimely […] Brains Christopher Leach | June 29, 2024 4 Comments
Potential for Huge Ice Avalanche Leads Officials to Advise Avoiding North Face of Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, French Alps Various elements seem to indicate the imminence of a potentially large ice avalanche (of the order of 10,000 to 20,000 cubic meters) from the front of the main glacier suspended from the north face of the Aiguille du Midi (between Frendo and Mallory) in the French Alps. Related: American Alpine Institute Warning Mount Baker, WA Climbers of Huge Serac Expected […] Climbing CragBrains | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skiing off the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, France View this post on Instagram How did you start your day? This was ours! Thanks amigos 🤙🏼🙏! โข โข @kaestleski @scarpaspa @thenorthface A post shared by Mike Arnold (@mike_d_arnold) on Oct 8, 2020 at 7:56am PDT Mike Arnold is an American UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide an Athlete who now lives and plays in the Italian Dolomites.ย This video of the alpine […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2020 0 Comments
Photo Tour: Powder Skiing Off The Aiguille Du Midi in Chamonix, France Yesterday View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miles Smart (@milessmartguide) Some people we know were skiing off the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, France yesterday. It was clearly epic. There clearly wasn’t much competition. Good on ya, boys. The French alps got 50cms of new snow this week and the locals were on it. Theย Aiguille du Midiย is a […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 29, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Check Out the Lines Tof Henry Skied When Legendary Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix Reopened North face of Col du Plan Epron Tournier 🏔️ Reopening of Mama Aiguille du Midi after two months of break. Not the conditions I prefer but still good to be in the north side again. We were super surprised to see a big rock blocked in the entrance of the exit couloir. The low part was terrible with a big […] SnowBrains | May 19, 2020 0 Comments
Chamonix, France Report: Powder Has Returned To The Chamonix Valley Report from 30th January 2020 The snow has returned to the Chamonix valley! There was a small storm cycle that came through a few weeks ago but was followed by very warm temps and no more precipitation. Beginning this past Monday, January 27th, a storm sank into the valley. The snow totals were high Monday night but were followed by […] Conditions Report Ryan Nadiak | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
Chamonix Trip Report: Alpine Climb And Ski From Aiguille du Midi, France Report from 12th January 2020 Chamonix, France is home to some of the most spectacular mountaineering in the world. For this reason, I have chosen to call it home for this winter. Even though I have done a fair share of mountaineering in my past stepping into the more technical side of things here is a major eye-opener. This past […] Trip Report Ryan Nadiak | January 16, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch Black Crows Athlete Ross Hewitt Search for Fresh Lines off the Legendary Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix ๏ปฟ We might be well into May, but the skiing in Chamonix, in the French Alps, is still pretty epic. Here, Black Crows pro athlete Ross Hewitt goes in search of fresh lines off the legendary Aiguille du Midi. I got back from Norway last night and after listening to the storm on the roof of my house all night […] SnowBrains | May 16, 2018 0 Comments
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