Looking down the Cosmiques
The exit near the snout of the glacier
Another day off and a chance to get out with Plum. A Chamonix classic this morning and a great way to break in February. It was freezing at the top of the midi lift - face, nose and eyelashes all frozen up, skiing with down jacket!
Starting with 2 abseils (60m and 40m) The Cosmiques Couloir is a steep ski taking a line down to one side from the Abri Simond hut off the Vallee Blanche through broken rock barriers starting at 50 degree slopes for about 100m before opening out into sections of 45 degrees and 40 degrees for some 800m+. You really wouldn't want to fall from near the top...
Combine this with the snowfall over the weekend and there we have it. 2 happy skiers getting stuck into deep snow on a good gradient! The descent is direct and brings you straight down to Chamonix. The route finishes at the Tunnel du Mont Blanc entrance, from where you hitch back.
I hope this sort of stuff isn't too addictive!
Cool report of the ski here:http://www.alpineexposures.com/pages/cosmiques-couloir-photo-trip-report
Pictures to come, but here soon, the one above is just from my camera phone.
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