Weds 9th: Hadn't been skiing for a few weeks due to my knee. After five hours sleep I was up at ridiculous o'clock. Made the Midi by 7:30 to meet Steve, Tom Tom and Robyn. I was first in the queue... For the first time... Ever...
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| First... ohh yeah |
Opening was delayed due to the previous nights snow but after worrying about tickets we got the first bin up and were up by 9:10 (people within the queue section were allowed on without tickets). We were in no rush. Even so there was <5 tracks in the entire of the main bowl below us. Awesome!
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| The main bowl... untouched |
It was windy... Snow off the arête was scoured / thickkkkkk wind crust. The main bowl was scoured so much that it was like skating, although that meant no pushing whatsoever. More windcrust getting round to Rognon. Had a nice wipeout when my tip deflected... light skis in crusty snow are disconcerting.
Rognon itself was awesome. Hadn't been too wind affected. We had three long really good pitches getting the only tracks in view for most of it. After that it was a shit show. We got; 1. wind-crusted moguls, 2. slabby rain-affected moguls, 3. Scoured moguls/hard pack, 4. A tiny section of corn and 5. Ice to Montenvers.
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| Weird glacier loving |
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| TomTom and Robyn looking up to the Dent du Geant |
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| It was hot... very hot |
No one was bothered by another lap so after lunch Tom Tom, Robyn (left for work after a climb) and I headed off to Gaillands. Did a few nice routes up at Forestieres. Lead up the 6a overhang, took a few slips (but no falls) before I was up and over. Then TT top-roped me on the 6b+ to the right. Cracked it with the very last of my strength after a few attempts. Not easy but will work towards leading that in the next few weeks.
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| Awesome view |
A great - and very knackering - day!
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