I have been up there in January a couple of years, and the run is never closed. However, the arete was not roped up or in any way prepared, and looked awful narrow! It would be a big undertaking to descend that without a local professional to make the call.
The Chamonix valley has many more accessible off piste areas which can be reached using the lift system.
Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche
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I have always been lead to believe that the Vallee Blanche was similar to a blue run for most of it, and at 22km long a bit of a leg wobbler.
I'm ashamed to say that I lived in Chamonix for 2 years and never did it :oops:
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Started by EVO88 in France 27-Oct-2009 - 13 Replies
Bandit
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
Tony_H
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
Some of those photographs are unbelieveable. Breath taking, literally.
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Stewart Dowling
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
Those are amazing pictures....
especially the dude who goes flying over the edge.
I hope he was ok afterwards.
especially the dude who goes flying over the edge.
I hope he was ok afterwards.
NellyPS
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
EVO88 wrote:I asked as on this website under the Chamonix guide it mentions a voluntary guide company was set up. I may have just misunderstood what it ment.
I wouldn't go off beyond the markers, but as this Valle Blanche is heavily used I wondered if it was easily accessable. Obviously not haha!
I'll have a look at the guides you mentioned Bandit, I'd love to have a go at it, but im going with a group of mixed ability youe see, and I'm not sure they would be up for it.
I have always been lead to believe that the Vallee Blanche was similar to a blue run for most of it, and at 22km long a bit of a leg wobbler.
I'm ashamed to say that I lived in Chamonix for 2 years and never did it :oops:
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Tony_H
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
What a disgrace, Nelly
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NellyPS
reply to 'Chamonix Guides for Valle Blanche' posted Oct-2009
Shocking isn't it. Good excuse to go back though, think I'd appreciate it more now, 20 years later. Plus my skiing has improved somewhat.
Topic last updated on 27-October-2009 at 21:56