They call it skiing

I just got back from three most excellent day ski touring. With a group of 16 students three guides and me we set off from Villars on Thursday morning our aim being to use the lift systems, pistes, public transport and touring/skinning to summit Les Diablerets 3209.7m.

The forecast for Friday was good so off we popped to the summit of Les Diablerets, with all the team summiting and great day out and a fantastic effort by all at alltitude and in the warm.

We skied Isenau on the way on nice spring snow, then the bus and up to the Cabane from the Col du Pillon at 2525m a couple of off piste runs and back up the lift made for a tip top day.

Les Diablerets summit

Above the skin to the summit.............. top banna

Saturday saw us do a couple of runs on the glacier in cold a swirly weather (reminded me of skiing on Caingorm) reverse much of the route the highlight being the whole skiing very well the black run down to Reush (great ice climbing venue not far off the piste) with all their rucksacks on.A great few days, thanks to guides Hannah Burrows-Smith, Willy Brand & Pratice Khol