The previous five seasons in Chamonix had been some of the worst in recent times. Even the previous season when Monita and I visited over Christmas, there had been a serious lack of snow. But this season, the snow had sometimes, literally dumped. There was no complaining from me.
The second and third week of the month we spent in the Southern Hemisphere between Sydney and Christchuch while I photographed a couple weddings.
Between the days of fresh snow, we managed to get some clear days, even some bluebird with fresh pow. Living so close to the gondola meant plenty of fresh tracks and so much stoke. Near the end of the month came the beast from the east and the temps dropped heavily to -20 overnight for almost a week. While London and Paris was getting snow, our snow slowly started disappearing and we were riding on the remaining ice.
But still the valley looked beautiful. Oh, and we were welcomed into a group of Kiwis and Aussies that quickly became our Cham Fam. The best crew.
