Ski Mountaineering

Valgrisanche

 

Winter is back in this spring that doesn’t want to come. Snow and cold in the mountains. Perfect conditions for those who love ski mountaineering. Untouched valleys to track. A desire to put on your skins and leave. Go up searching for the snow of your dreams. Valgrisanche is hidden in the Aosta Valley. No lifts and lots of possibilities. We choose the classic tour to Arp Vielle. Leaving from Bonne above the barrage. Clean energy paid at a high price. Destiny and landscape are changed for ever. Regular ascent into the woods. Later crossing the pastures. A witness of the intense life of the past. The snow cover relents our step. Pleasure to track the zed on the uphill. Attention to the wind made spots! A breathtaking view. Whitened mountains so long you can see. A hand shake and a picture as a souvenir. Perfect descent one turn after the other. Soft snow easy to ski. A stop to admire the landscape and the slope we just skied. Slowly back down to the valley. Higher up the helicopters are flying without  a pause. Another story another sport. Two antithetical ways of living the mountain. The Alps are becoming smaller. Time to go back home. Long days can be used completely. A pause at the climbing school of the Revoire. An old stone mine not more in use. A miracle that this rock is still here, saved from the men and machines that crave for gain. The first steps are bonded. Muscles proved by the skiing. A new exploration of the vertical world. Secure step by step. Mountains to save for the coming generations. To live at 360 degrees, with or without seasons.