This is "real" skiing .. filling in summer time

While searching for something else I came across a fantastic video from Chamonix Guiding on the Haute Route :

The Haute Route guided and fimed by Sébastien Montaz- Chamonix Guiding

Turns out they've a variety of other ones which are equally stunning :

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=chamonix+guiding+ski

enjoy :D

Good link, thanks, most enjoyable. I'm going skiing in Switzerland next month, and it won't look anything like these videos :D

Does this mean that it's not real skiing :shock:

well, who's to say what real skiing is of course? :D

Things like the Haute Route are a long way from the minds of a lot of skiers and there's no reason that should be, any reasonable skier with enough motivation can ski that sort of route. I was talking to a couple of English guys a few weeks back on one of the high cols and they were doing the hiking Haute Route, one was a keen skier and intimidated by the idea of skiing it yet hiking it is no picnic, they'd spent some days in deep snow at altitude on their trip.

It's just human nature, I defy anyone to climb away from ski area for a few hours, leave the noise of the lifts and the last plank on some fat skis far behind and not think it's the real deal as they drop the skins off, point the skis and head down :D

ise wrote:well, who's to say what real skiing is of course? :D

It's just human nature, I defy anyone to climb away from ski area for a few hours, leave the noise of the lifts and the last plank on some fat skis far behind and not think it's the real deal as they drop the skins off, point the skis and head down :D

You're on :D
I'm thinking you're none too keen on those skiers using "fats" either :D