The Vallee Blanche

The Vallee Blanche is 17 km long and winds its way down from the Aiguille du Midi (3800m) to Chamonix (1000m). That's about 2800m of descent. It is one of THE off-piste glacier runs in the Alps.

It suitable for downhill skiers who are happy on black runs and can side slip and turn fluidly and in control. It makes an ideal day out as part of a group ski holiday. If the weather is poor we can offer an off piste day somewhere else, or if you want a warm-up day first book 2 days and we can do some off piste training first - whihc would include safety and skiing tips & skills.

If you have done the classic descent, don't forget there are many interesting variants, such as the Envers de Plan and the Glacier de Toule from Courmayeur - there really are so many variants on the "normal route" that it is a descent that you could do many times without going the same way twice!

The Vallee Blanche can be descended on conventional downhill skis.
Days available all season - depending on guide availability - phone or email for updates & booking.

To give you a more visual idea of the kind of skiing involved in the Vallee Blanche have a look at the following link to some Vallee Blanche video footage. This was shot by Paul Hoban and friends who I guided on the Vallee Blanche in Feb 2008. We had great conditions on the day I was with them - as you can see from the footage. (If you just want the Vallee Blanche bit fast forward to 4m30). On this day we took a steeper variant to spice up the skiing a bit. Thanks to Paul Hoban for taking the time to film!