CHAMONIX - Vallee Blanche: bluebird powder day FIRST TRACKS! via the Grand Envers off piste route

Its not every day that you are first out of the door at the Aiguille du Midi, let alone first out of the station and down the arete on a bluebird powder day! This Sunday was one of those special moments where the clouds departed and the planets aligned, where we were left with a blank canvas on which to paint our masterpieces! Our line of choice was the Grand Envers, the most challenging and technical of the 'classic' descents of the Vallee Blanche, taking the Midi-Plan arete right along its crest, before descending on the Glacier d'Envers du Plan and on to the Refuge du Requin. From there you have two choices, tackle the steep exit couloirs below the refuge, or head to the Salle a manger and rejoin the Classic route. We opted to join the Classic route as the exit couloirs had previously been stripped bare by the warm dry second half to the winter, making them potentially impassable. By this point, people on the other itineraries had caught up, leaving us with a nice easy cruise along the tracks back to the Grote de Glace and Montenvers.
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