Last weeks stormy foehn winds deposited large dumps of snow across the Italian, Swiss and French Alps and gave some great conditions for those who picked out safe places to ski off-piste and tour. Up to 80cms of snow fell in the Valle d'Aosta and High Swiss Valais with a bit less in the more northerly and westerly Chamonix Valley.

However the great thing about a Chamonix based ski trip (apart from the 2 very high and fantastic lifts in the valley itself) is the rapid access to both the Valle d'Aosta via the Mont Blanc tunnel, and the Swiss Rhone Valley, via the Col de la Forclaz.

Over the last couple of days we have enjoyed superb off-piste and touring conditions in both the Italian and Swiss Alps via a short commute from Chamonix.

It has to be said that, for all its assets, the coffee generally doubles in quality and halves in price when you ski out of the Chamonix Valley!

Check out the galleries below from our recent tours and contact us for availability on Chamonix based ski touring and off-piste skiing.

Val Ferret, Valle d'Aosta

The fine ski ascent to the Bonatti Hut above the Val Ferret

The excelllent Bonatti Hut (2026m) above the Val Ferret

Specific route times on the ascent out of the Val Ferret

Ski Ovrennaz, Rhone Valley, Swiss Alps

Ovrennaz, Off-Piste Skiing, Swiss Alps

Jenny Jarvis En Route to the Fenestral Hut above Ovrennaz

British Guide Owen Samuels Enjoying the Powder & Swiss Mountain Air