Finding Powder

The half-term holidays are here and it's not snowed heavily in the Chamonix valley for a little while now, but Haute Pursuit are proving that there is still powder to be skied, if you look for it and put some effort in to get to it. Andy Phillips of Haute Pursuit, along with Paddy Cunningham, hit the Pas de Chevre (accessed from the top lift of the Grand Montets) on Saturday 13th of February. After fighting down the Central Couloir over some horrible ice and moguls and round open crevasses, an hour's skinning up towards the base of Les Drus, revealed about 600m of fresh lines. Paddy's whoops of delight as he dropped in confirmed how good the snow was. Whilst we wait for the next dump and the half-term holidays makers enjoy the glorious sunshine, all at Haute Pursuit will be getting out their touring gear to go in search of more hidden powder!