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After yesterday’s successful mission on the Italian side skiing the Aiguille d’Entreves we concluded that if the weather remained the same our best chance of skiing some steeps was in a similar location, and now that Jerome had tested how I’d cope with some basic climbing we set our sights on a larger objective – …

After yesterday’s aborted mission on the Glacier Rond we figured if we wanted to ski a steep line a better option would be to head over to the Italian side which is the South Face of the massif, and basking in sunshine we were anticipating being presented with some lovely corn snow. So after heading …

It started with a loaded question over dinner – ‘Are your edges sharp?” – I replied in the affirmative and said they had been serviced that day. I didn’t think much of it as our plan for the next day was to climb over the Col du Chardonnet and spend a night in a refuge …

After a great ski tour yesterday the day dawned sunny again so more touring seemed to be the logical conclusion. The Argentiere Basin is an area that I had not spent any time at all in (if you exclude skiing from the top of Grands Montets). Col du Passon is a Chamonix classic that I …

After a very worthwhile week in Turkey (more details on sister blog aussieskier.com ) I came back to Chamonix to ski for myself. After landing in Geneva I jumped in a van to Chamonix and met up with Jerome to check in to the amazing apartment he found for me. I am very spoiled and …

We spent much of yesterday evening wondering what exactly happened that day. The powder was mindblowing yet it exerted a calm over Team Powder Bible rather than the usual euphoria that typically follows an epic day. A sense of anxiety had been brewing, despite the fact that we had spent the bulk of this trip …

Team Powder Bible have rolled in to Hakuba with exquisite timing, hitting Cortina in the midst of an epic snow cycle. While we had great fun in Niseko with excellent company the snow gods didn’t deliver, yet in true ski holiday fashion it started dumping as we were due to leave. It went against all …

After a few days of pleasant powder the sun has come out, and given the warming we found yesterday and the inevitable crusts that would follow, we decided that a ski tour would be in order. Given our unfamiliarity with the area we decided for a very safe and conservative option, and decided to climb …

Team Powder Bible has left Australia on a stealth mission to the powder of Japan. We kept it quiet in the leadup as we wanted to suprise a friend, which worked very well so thanks to all whom helped keep the secret. We have skied for 3 days now warming up and familiarising ourselves with …

Just got sent another Video from Jerome – he and some guide friends skied some fresh snow on Friday below the Montenvers train station in Chamonix. Nice mellow skiing in the trees and beautiful scenery of Les Drus, Les Grandes Jorasses etc: