My son and I hired into a guided party to do the Valley Blanche off the Aiguille du Midi 9,000 feet above Chamonix. What a thrill! The views from the top installation are awesome. Transceivers, harnesses and roped together (guide in crampons) to get off the top couple hundred feet of snow-ice ridge (the 'arete') from the tram installation to... More

Long and exciting off-piste ski descent from the Aiguille du Midi station down to Chamonix valley amid spetacular scenary. The main and easiest route can be tackled by confident intermediate skiers, but there are many other more challenging (and uncrowded) variations. As the ski is mostly done over glacier terrain with lots of deep crevasses around, don't be fool to... More

One of the best things to do in the valley if you have the gumption and level of skiing More

As long as you can cope with bumpy reds and a bit of hike up the mountainside at the end you'll have a great time. Take a backpack, especially if you can tie your skis to it, plenty of water and mars bars. And your camera! More

You have to do it! Make sure you get a qualified guide and take a fully charged camera. More

Great off piste skiing, wonderful views. Icy trek down from the top of the tram to where you put your skis on. Hire a guide and carry traction devices for your boots if you have them. If you have a back pack with straps for carrying skis bring it along as it will help on both the trek down and... More

This is a must for expert skiers in Chamonix, but if part of a group, getting your own guide might be a good idea. If you join a random group, be prepared for people slowing you down. Our group had a few skiers who were not the same level as the rest and held the group up quite a few... More

We are intermediate skiers, just returned from the famed Vallee Blanche ski run. The wx was beautiful, but windy (60 kmh) at the top. We found walking down the ridge (the "arete") not too challenging (there were safety ropes along the ridge) but putting on the skis on the platform by the base of the ridge was truly scary as... More

We were a group of 8 and hired a private guide from the Maison de la Montagne, he was 68 years old and had been a guide for 50 years! We met at the cable car and rode it to the top. We were all taking an off pist class with UCPA so we had all the gear except the... More