Skiing in Chamonix, Vallée Blanche

Vallée Blanche freeride skiing doesn’t require specific technical skills. Of course, a good ski level (red or even black piste) is required, as a previous off-piste experience. It is also important to have no fear of walking on steep slopes with crampons on and skis on the backpack (only for the first 100m of the itinerary).

If you think your skills are not trained enough, we suggest you start preparing technically, especially off-piste, practicing on red and black piste and fresh snow itineraries. This will help you to improve your confidence on off-piste descents and steep slopes.

The technical equipment included in the rate is a transceiver, a shovel, a probe, crampons, and a harness. We will provide them to you during the initial briefing. In addition, the guide will bring the common safety equipment (e.g. rope)

You need to bring all other equipment: freeride skis and appropriate clothing. After your booking confirmation, we will provide you with a detailed list of all recommended equipment and clothing. If you need anything, we will refer you to some rental shops in Courmayeur where you can hire the necessary items.

Please consider that the weather and the conditions can change unexpectedly and, especially in recent years due to climate change, there are not always the best conditions for a safe descent. In this case, because your and our safety is our priority, we are willing to arrange another experience on a new date, retaining the registration fee already paid.

We understand that this may be a frustrating outcome, however, safety is a top priority, and every mountain has a lesson to teach.

The maximum number of clients per single guide is 4, thus giving a ratio of 1:4. This is the maximum number in order to ensure your safety and that of the guide. If you are a group of more than 6 people, we have more guides available to undertake the adventure.

After the meeting with the guide in Chamonix, we will take the cable car in order to reach the Aiguille du Midi arrival station. Please note that the ticket is included in the price and we will take care of the booking.

After the long ski descent, it sometimes happens that snow conditions are not good enough to reach Chamonix on skis, so the last part will be done with the Montenvers train, which ticket is excluded from the tariff and will be purchased on the spot for clients and for the guide (to be shared by the participants).

The meeting point with the guide will be in Chamonix, at the Aiguille du Midi cable car ticket office.

Depending on your country of origin, you can decide to arrive from:

• Italy; the nearest airports are Turin Caselle or Milan Malpensa. Once you arrive at the airport, you can move to Chamonix by bus (Flixbus and Arriva operate coach runs every day), by private transfer, or (better choice) by renting a car.

• France; Geneva Airport (Switzerland) is the closest to Chamonix (around 90km), so it only takes about 1hr 20 mins to drive there.

• Switzerland; Geneva Airport is the closest to Chamonix (around 90km), so it only takes about 1hr 20 mins to drive there.

We strongly recommend having a private (or rented) car, in order to avoid inconveniences related to the logistics (delays, temporary lack of connections on the public transportation network or other reasons..)

If you do not have your own car, we suggest using bus connections, such as "Flixbus" and "Arriva", which guarantee daily trips to Chamonix.