Top tip - only go with a guide - it's just too dangerous! they may assess you at the top, after your long walk down from the cable car. If you are not good enough - they'll send you back you need to be confident, able to follow tracks and instructions and very well able to ski red and black... more

The Vallee Blanche is generally regarded as the longest ski run anywhere. Of course if you climbe Everest and managed to ski down, it would be further, but there is nowhere else that you take a lift and a guide and spend the rest of the day coming downhill. Yes it is possible to do it twice in a day,... more

I skied through Vallee Blanche with 4 other ski club members and our guide. My first advice is to get a guide. Although no one is going to stop you from going without a guide, attempting to ski through Vallee Blanche without a guide is foolish. You are talking about a large area of unmarked, ungroomed terrain full of hazards... more

As a snowboarder I have wanted to ride the Vallee Blanche for many years so this year I finally did it and now I wonder why did I wait so long! As the longest off piste run in the world it is the ultimate choice for the skiers / snowboarders who like a challenge. It was a perfect day -... more

I went to Chamonix but was ill prepared in terms of ski etcetc. and entered the Valley Blache.I had freeride ski to big to handle the moguls, no water , no food , to much weight and was to tired and hadn?t skied 15 years.I tore my knee at the beginning I started at 12 went on till 2.30 down... more

Living in Florida and learning to snow ski at 40 seemed appealing. Finding a bunch of equally enthusiastic people, the Florida Ski Club which is one of the biggest in the nation. Fun people who wanted to share cool thoughts in the long, hot summer made it seem like a very natural thing to do. It is definitely never too... more

When I went down the Vallee Blanche, I had been skiing for about 3 years - all on piste. I had previously done extreme reds and the occasional black run. I took the advice of the chalet girl and went ahead. Once I was roped to the rest of my group at the top, I began to realise that I... more