“Not, forecast for powder 27 December in the French Alps. I booked for a heel of Etape 5 the fins 2 January. Which anima?”

Albert Ortega.

 

28 December

“Thousands of vehicles trapped by snow in the French Alps.” www.ara.cat

“A Siberian cold snap threatens to aggravate the chaos in eastern France.” El Periódico de Catalunya

As h! The Savoy missing people!

Loaded with kit ski mountain, wanting to ski, molta il·lusió i un pernil de la Franja ens disposem a passar uns dies just

which has the worst snow storm in the Alps. The goal is clear: All blades can burst. This winter, so far, not been generous and should take nothing from the first to the last snowflake.

With a temperature of -11 degrees equip us in the parking lot of the ski resort of Saint François Longchamp…. Good weather and low temperatures predict a great day. Back una pista, we turn to climb a peak and intermediate initial planning rule: a peak where masses are too many rocks and snow wind. The alternative was clear; Virgin and sunny shovel the left side of the valley. Everything perfect except for an unexpected “shark” that partially destroys a canto of skis Jose. Touch spend the afternoon shopping cofix, tools and doing a little DIY.

Second day. We forget to follow clues and we went to La Grande Chible: peak 2932 m. Encara fa més fred que el primer dia però la neu és excel·lent. Especially in the highest parts where slides: is fleet. Collonuda where the skiing there!

To give a, GoPro and the rest we pay package. It is New Year's Day and we ended the night early to prepare. Yet, we do all that we can track outside the station and the time we left well satisfied. Back in the apartment, a communication problem, Jose, Miquel and I have to wait for the post house more than an hour where we know the friendly Italian neighbors. Italians… New Year's Eve party… us and we have to wake up early… After hearing an extensive summary of the best songs of the last French 30 years, eat grapes and a little later because we are dragging.

The last day, Cris and Ramon take him off. It is engaged in vacuum ben l'passar d'hour, early morning until the Italians can no longer atonyinen wall and blows. Sow misery! We marched to the Aiguilles of Arves and noticed that the weather changes. No longer so cold. Is, fot considerable heat and makes more difficult the asscensió. Note how the plates are broken as we are above. To sort, The terrain is rocky and the snow that makes the risk is minimal. After 1500 vertical meters, reach the top, eat four nonsense and down! The first blade is not quite ampla baixada, dark and snowy. We must be very careful. Once surpassed, when we believe that it was only the easiest, we have a very difficult and tiring snow crust. The Michael and I split evenly wafer Download and Albert and Jose as if nothing.

The next day, temperatures are already above 0 degrees for Jose, Cristina i my, the trip ended. The Ramon, Michael Albert and continue the adventure in Couserans.

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