The famous Valley Blanche off piste descent in Chamonix is finally equipped (from 15th Jan 2014).
The arrête is normally equipped with a rope to allow alpinists, experienced skiers and guides with their clients to gain access to the start of the “Valley Blanche”.  This year there was a delay due to the slightly poorer snow conditions.
When conditions are good as they are now (today is the 25/01/14) skiers can get all the way down to the valley floor giving skiers a total of around 2800 vertical meters of descent from 3,812m down to 1,000m whilst covering a distance of nearly 20 km’s.
James Coates
