Some La Grave headcam footage from 2011 - watch out for lots of classics: La Vault, Orciere, Pan de Rideau, Freaux, and see if you spot Jonny (just about) staying on his feet while getting sluffed twice in the Trifides. Footage and editing by CroftEleven.co.uk. Grab yourself a Free SkiMountain t-shirt by using our forum at www.SkiMountain.co.uk. La Grave - we will return with more cameras, better light, and better snow!

First day out in the new snow yesterday (9th December 2011) - Gondola is still off for winter maintenance so the only option was to walk all the way up from the bottom...  Check out the rough edit of some footage:

Need to start taking a better camera... but sometimes you just want to SKI!

Some not great pics of the vault - will take the SLR next time!

So, what DO you do in La Grave when you want a day off from the incessant skiing?  Go ice climbing?....

A short outing felt like hard work up at 3,600m

- to the left of the top lift at La Grave in France sits the Pic de la Grave - a steep snow slope climb requiring an awkward step up over the bergschrund and a fairly short pitch of steep and exposed feeling bootpack leads to the col and the summit ridge.

So...it's been mixed for the first week of the 2008/2009 season at Nevis Range weather-wise and today (Sat 24th) was no exception.  Got up to the carpark early doors for the 9am lift.  Lots of folk already there and queuing for tickets.  Skipped straight to the gondola - three cheers for season passes!

So, finally the season has started properly at Nevis Range!!!

Top of Goose T-Bar                     Wednesday 21st Jan 2009