After the crazy warm early December and the low amount of precipitation we had, the ski conditions are not too bad. The last snowfall has left between 15 and 25cm of new fresh cold snow. So far, this nice surface layer has been just a bit affected by the north wind. The good thing, with the warm…
Last April, I had the chance to be part of a nice adventure with the Bon Appétit ski team. A nice trip, a lot of pleasure, a lot of fun but also a great professionalism, this is the secret of the success for Bon Appétit. A big thank you to Fabien Maierhofer, Victor Galuchot, Nico…
A video I have made last summer in the Yukon side of the Mont Saint Elias range close to Mont Logan. The weather was not very cooperative but we had a lot of fun and enjoyed the majesty of this wild and wonderful piece of earth. Click on the picture below to see the video:
Soon the video of our climbing/skiing trip in the Saint Elias mountains, while waiting, a few images. https://youtu.be/3e9ZXp1Kgvc
The season is not over yet, for me it looks like it is the best time of the year, with endless daylight and still reasonable temperatures, not too cold but not too warm. Stability is better than all winter long if you avoid being too late on the slopes. With a hard snowpack, it is easy…
You do not need a special occasion to go to Haines Alaska, if you like unusual lifestyle, something wild, Haines is the place. But, it is powder time and the Freeride World Tour stopped in Haines for a week, another good reason to go and meet friends and pro-riders. It was very inspiring for the…
A good day skiing at White Pass today, but be cautious, there are some significant changes in the snowpack. The weather was not great but not completely bad. We stopped at Log Cabin SE face (Halcyon) because of the good visibility and the minimal exposure to the cold N wind, we even got a bit…
I have skied on different locations on the Canadian side of the Pass the last 3 days, weather was great. Ski conditions are not too bad, even good to very good in some places, not very deep powder but cold non-cohesive and soft snow. General stability improved greatly. Snowpack still a bit wind affected (…
Since a few days, conditions are not too bad at White Pass, the last snow storm brought a lot of wind of course, but also some good fresh snow, it is up to us to find it. So far it is a regular winter with regular amount of snow and pretty usual conditions for this…
I am very happy It has been a long journey, since my first ski trip on the Haines Pass, till the release of this book, 8 years have flown by. On my first trips, I did not know the area, I could not find any info, so I explored the area, sometimes with local friends…