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SPLITBOARD MOUNT BLANC

CHAMONIX, FRANCE

 SPLITBOARD MOUNTAINERING 6 days

 

To skiers the name Chamonix has almost a mythical quality to it. The birthplace of ski mountaineering, the French alpine village of Chamonix and its surrounding terrain has all that any splitboard mountaineer could ask for. From mellow 16 mile glacier descents such as the famous Vallee Blanche to steep couloirs, there is something for all snowboarders. The vertical relief in Chamonix is staggering, the main cable car whisks you from the center of town to the glaciers 9,000 feet above. A spectcular week of splitboard mountaineering on the famed peaks of Chamonix capped off by an ascent and snowboard descent of Mont Blanc, Western Europes highest peak. A snowboard descent of Mont Blanc is the goal of many splitboard mountaineers and if you are a backcountry snowboarder already it is the best way to summit Mont Blanc.

We begin by skiing some classic lines in the Chamonix area off the famous Aiguille du Midi, Argentierre Glacier and more. After three days of off piste skiing in Chamonix you will be prepared for the main event – the two day summit and descent of Mont Blanc in which we will stay overnight at an alpine ski hut. The ascent of Mont Blanc involves mountaineering skills such as ice ax and boot crampon use and we will review these skills with you along with some advance skinning and splitboard movement skills. The descent from over 15,000 ft is big and rewarding.

We run this trip late in the touring season when weather conditions for Mont Blanc and the high alps are usually ideal. This splitboard trip gives an excellent sampling of what Chamonix and the Mont Blanc Massif have to offer the rider. If you have always wanted to snowboard Chamonix as well as summit Mont Blanc this is the perfect trip for you.