Ski season 08/09 is now officially over for us. I was planning to ski a few days still on the first of May (Labour Day) holiday but ended up canceling that trip - driving three-four hours only to ski on a small pile of slush didn’t temp that much. The summer-like temperatures made the decision also easier: it is time to get on our bikes and get that summer mood on! 

We’ll post some kind of season compilation soon. But now I want to post some older pics from Chamonix. Couple of friends went there recently for about two weeks trip. Marko also wrote about great spring skiing resorts a while ago and Cham sure is one of them.

I’ve got several text messages and mails to the office last week, telling about the great routes and whatnot from the slopes of Aguille du Midi -“a bit” frustrating I can tell you…But  this all made me remember the trip we’ve made to Chamonix back in the Easter 2006.

Pics tell more than thousand words…So, here we go. Chamonix is indeed one beautiful place! And sorry, no action shots this time - scenary and “lifestyle” shots will do for now…and, yes, remember to click the pics for larger images!

1. Arriving day, 17th of April if I remember right…powder at around 2200 meters(!), Tete de Balme, Le Tour: 

2. Some views from Le Tour to direction of Les Grand Montets: 

3. Back in the village, it was time for some barbeque party! Spring skiing in the Alps at best - ski the powder up in the mountains, enjoy the late spring conditions down at the valley:

4. The “obligatory” tourist shot from Aguille du Midi:

5. Going to the direction of “Les Grand Envers”:

6. Southwards view from Col du Plan:

 7. Set to go; Les Grand Envers route

8. Another one from the same location:

9. Back in the Village - full summer!

Ok, that was it for now. I think we need better photo editor / photo options for the viewer / “photo gallery” function. We’re working on a new “theme” for the whole site. So, let’s see what we can do!

Ps. Today I closed some pretty cool deal for 2008/2009 gear testing. But unfortunately we have to wait  until the autumn with that kind fo stuff, and can’t tell you more yet. I guess we will take it a bit more relaxed with writing in the summer time but work on with new connections & contributors, better functionality of the site and so on all the time.

I still have one more gear review article to write for this spring too: K2 Silencer park ski. I tested the ski already couple of months ago but forgot to write the review back then. Luckily I found some notes still lying on my desk…better late than never, right?