Haute Route
The ultimate Euro hut trip. Chamonix to Zermat in a week
Day 1: We in toured in whiteout and clouds from the Grand Montets telepherique, over the Col du Chardonnet and the Col du Saleina to the Trient Hut
Day 1: The bad weather wouldn't last long. Alex and Kristi skinning.
Day 1: We would soon catch the group in front of us.
Day 1: Kristi gaining on the next group
Day 1: Col du Chardonnet
Day 1: Col du Chardonnet
Day 1: Getting a little steep to skin Alex decides to boot pack it
Day 1: It was cold and windy at the top of Col du Chardonnet. Here is Kristi side slipping down the steep colouir.
Day 1: Kristi waits on a ledge... I think she was a little chilly.
Day 1: The weather starts to break
Day 1: Alex gets ready to ski
Day 1: Alex stoked on the weather..These were the last clouds we would see all trip
Day 1: Alex ripping some turns
Day 1: Not too shabby...
Day 1: Kristi and Keith approaching Trient Hut
Day 1: Not a bad view from the deck of Trient Hut
Day 1: Trient Hut
Day 1: Dave skinning for some extra credit from Trient Hut
Day 1: Keith taking in the view above Trient Hut
Day 1: Above Trient Hut
Day 1: Alex enjoying some extra credit turns at Trient Hut
Day 1: Sunset at Trient Hut
Day 1: Sunset at Trient Hut
Day 2: Sunrise at Trient Hut
Day 2: We headed over the Col des Ecandies to Champex .and continued to Verbier by taxi... and then toured to Prafleuri hut. Alex starts off Day 2 with some turns.
Day 2: On the way to Verbier... Col des Ecandies to Champex
Day 2: On the way to Verbier... Col des Ecandies to Champex
Day 2: Keith and Kristi on Col des Ecandies to Champex
Day 2: Dave boot packing Col des Ecandies to Champex
Day 2: Transitioning from climbing to skiing at the top of Col des Ecandies to Champex
Day 2: Traversing to the good terrain... Keith alway made sure we skied the best stuff. Other groups stuck to the standard blue descents.
Day 2: Dave tears it up
Day 2: Alex and Kristi at the top of Verbier. We skipped the Mont Fort Hut and headed to Prafleuri Hut.
Day 2: Keith keeping Kristi on a short leash as she skis a 40 degree colouir. Again we were thankful for to Keith for showing us the fun lines
Day 2: Kristi... freak on a leash
Day 2: Kristi and Dave enjoying some corn
Day 2: Dave heading to the great desert
Day 2: Kristi heading to the great desert
Day 2: Kristi, Dave and Keith crossing the great desert
Day 2: Fun on the mountain
Day 2: The Matterhorn comes into view
Day 2: Hellloooo Christmas card
Day 2: Alex looks out to a peak we named "Onze". The Dix Hut is at the base of it. We would summit "Onze" two days later.
Day 2: Glacier scenery from the great desert
Day 2: Glacier scenery from the great desert
Day 2: Dave and Kristi stoked to ski
Day 2: Kristi getting ready for the down
Day 2: Not so bad... Kristi enjoys some turns
Day 2: Alex... life doesn't suck so much
Day 2: Looking down to the Prafleuri hut
Day 2: Prafleuri hut
Day 2: Prafleuri lifestyles
Day 2: Puppies love Prafleuri... this guy is a permanent resident
Day 3: We traversed Lac Dix and toured to Dix Hut. Looking across Lac Dix... not too much water... but a hell of a traverse.
Day 3: Kristi traversing Lac Dix
Day 3: Traversing Lac Dix.... a great workout for the left leg.
Day 3: Traversing Lac Dix
Day 3: Keith and Dave getting in some sick herring bone
Day 3: Kristi, Dave and Keith prepping for lunch after completing the Lac Dix traverse
Day 3: Ice Plates at Lac Dix
Day 3: Kristi and Keith skinning to Dix Hut
Day 3: Dave skinning from Lac Dix
Day 3: Dave and Keith... Witches Tit just ahead
Day 3: Keith, Dave and Kristi with 'Onze' just ahead
Day 3: Keith looking forward to some Rosti
Day 3: Haute Route Lifestyles
Day 3: "Onze"... can't wat to be standing on top
Day 3: Dave approaches Dix Hut
Day 3: Dix Hut
Day 3: Kristi and Alex at Dix Hut
Day 3: The YUMMY... our $75 Rosti. A big potato pancake with bacon, cheese, tomato and fried eggs!!!
Day 3: Planning... Kristi, Keith and Dave
Day 3: Dix Hut Lifestyles... Alex, Dave and Keith
Day 3: A view from Dix Hut
Day 3: Sunset on "Onze"
Day 3: Sunset on "Onze"
Day 3: Dix Hut Sunset
Day 4: On Day 4 Kristi rested while Alex, Keith and Dave summited "Onze". Dave and Keith touring to the base of 'Onze'
Day 4: Kinda looks like a mini Little Bear-Blanca traverse
Day 4: Getting ready to traverse to the summit of 'Onze'
Day 4: Alex and Dave on the knife edge
Day 4: Keith leading to the summit of 'Onze'... Alex looks on
Day 4: Alex climbing... Dave below
Day 4: Woot!!!
Day 4: Alex and Keith on 'Onze'
Day 4: Summit!!!
Day 4: 'Onze' summit self portrait... Dave, Alex, Keith
Day 4: Post 'Onze' stoke... Matterhorn in the distance.
Day 4: Alex and Keith... roped up getting ready to ski 2000k of 55 degree firm stuff... a little scary
Day 4: Alex and Keith
Day 4: Alex contemplates the line
Day 4: Alex having a little fun
Day 4: Dave tears it up
Day 4: Dave, Alex and Keith Stoked on 'Onze'
Day 4: 'Onze' Bunny
Day 4: What a great looking couple ;-)
Day 5: From the Dix hut we skied up over the Serpentine and the Pigne d'Arolla bypassed the Vignettes hut... Col d'Evêque and down to Nacamuli hut
Day 5: On the way to Pigne d'Arolla... Matterhorn view
Day 5: On the way to Pigne d'Arolla... Matterhorn view
Day 5: On the summit of Pigne d'Arolla... Alex, Dave, Kristi and Keith
Day 5: The views were sickening
Day 5: Bypassing Vignettes hut on the way to Nacamuli hut
Day 5: Kristi and Alex enjoying some turns
Day 5: Snow ants... Kristi, Dave and Keith
Day 5: A view of Vignettes hut
Day 5: Libyan terrorists attack
Day 5:
Day 5: Keith, Dave and Kristi in Col d'Evêque
Day 5: Col d'Evêque ... the sun forming a purple cross
Day 5: Keith... Col d'Evêque
Day 5: Kristi... Col d'Evêque
Day 5: Alex and Keith... where do we go
Day 5: Keith Col d'Evêque
Day 5: Dave, Kristi and Keith... skiing to Nacamuli
Day 5: Alex Kristi and Keith... skiing to Nacamuli... Matterhorn in the distance
Day 5:
Day 5: Dave skis to Nacamuli
Day 5: Kristi approaching Nacamuli
Day 5: Kristi approaching Nacamuli
Day 5: A view from Nacamuli
Day 5: Alex at Nacamuli
Day 6: We skied from Nacamuli over the Col du Mont Brulé, the Col de Valpelline, and finally a fantastic run down the Stockji Glacier to Zermatt. Alex, Dave and Kristi
Day 6: Dave, Keith and Kristi... Col du Mont Brulé
Day 6: Keith and Kristi... Col du Mont Brulé
Day 6: Kristi tearing it up... skis to Col de Valpelline
Day 6: Kristi... at base of Col de Valpelline
Day 6: Matterhorn... top Col de Valpelline
Day 6: Woot!!! Keith, Alex and Kristi
Day 6: Gene Simmons rocks the Matterhorn
Day 6: Bon Jovi... knockin the ice off the horn
Day 6: Matterhorn group shot. Alex, Kristi, Keith and Dave
Day 6: Matterhorn dream... kristi
Day 6: Alex ripping it to the horn
Day 6: Kristi skiing the Stockji Glacier to Zermatt
Day 6:
Day 6: Kristi skiing the Stockji Glacier to Zermatt
Day 6: Keith getting ready for the White Ribbon of Death
Day 6: Dave, Alex and Kristi prepare for the White Ribbon of Death
Day 6: Kristi getting her herringbone on... passes cellphone guy... on White Ribbon of Death
Day 6: Dave "check out that peak"
Day 6: A little hike in Zermatt
Day 6: Kristi on a little hike in Zermatt
Day 6: Kristi on a little hike in Zermatt
Day 6: A little hike in Zermatt
Day 6: S...A...T-U-R....D-A-Y... NIGHT in Zermatt... Dave, Keith and Alex get their party on.
Day 6: Does anyone remember this actually happening?!
Day 7: Kristi heading to the Italian Riviera for week of food and relaxation. What a trip!!!