Mont Blanc

First of all, the following: It's not snowing in the south for once, but in the west and it won't start snowing again in the south until Sunday afternoon.

The southern winter won't be really boring for Ullr, but he's turning the screws so that snow is also coming to the north and especially the west.

At the second Alpine Arc'ademy on the Aguille du Midi in Chamonix from June 13 to 16, 2013, participants from all over the world were once again able to discover the beautiful mountain world around the Mont Blanc massif with crampons and ice axes. The basic idea of this year's Alpine Arc'ademy, which was organized by the Canadian mountain sports equipment manufacturer Arc'teryx and supported by many other brands, was to introduce participants to the fascinating world of mountains, alpinism and mountaineering. The second Arc'teryx Alpine Arc'ademy at the Aguille du Midi in Chamonix turned out to be a successful summit meeting of mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the world.

The Brenva flank rises high above the Glacier du Géant, the Giant's Glacier, not far from the highest mountain in the Alps. To the east, on the Tour Ronde, is the mighty Gervasutti, probably one of the most famous couloirs in the Alps. A top-class destination for excellent skiers!

At the moment, the Freeride World Tour is going full steam ahead: the third tour stop in Chamonix is expected to take place on Saturday (26.1.2013). The second stop of the Freeride World Tour 2013 in Courmayeur on the Italian side of Mont Blanc was also a complete success. Now it's off to the shady side of the highest mountain in the Alps - to Chamonix. However, the competition will most likely be held again in the Brevent/Flegere ski resort at the Pentes de l'Hotel.

From March 23 to 25, 2012, the BigLePowSki– event series took place in Chamonix (France) for the first time. No other ski resort in the Alps can keep up with the off-piste possibilities of the five resorts in the Chamonix Valley, so it seemed only a matter of time before the Dude made an appearance here too. With sunshine and good snow conditions, the participants were able to explore the off-piste terrain of Les Grands Montets on Saturday and Brévent / Flégère on Sunday with the local guides. The BigLePowSki is organized by Black Diamond, Arc?teryx, Diamir, Freeride Maps, Pieps and Polartec.

After a winter in Salzburger Land that provided us with some skiing highlights, it was time to crown the season with a few highlights on a trip to the western Alps. The big mountains were calling us, we heeded the call and made a determined pilgrimage to Chamonix – the Mecca of ambitious off-piste skiers on the afternoon of Maundy Thursday.

After a good early winter and lots of treeskiing, it's time to tackle the big lines. Where better to do this than in Chamonix? After a long wait, we have finally arrived in Chamonix and will be reporting on our experiences over the next three weeks.