Val Ferret (CH), 21 February 2009

A few days after an abundant snow fall, we went to explore Val Ferret in wintertime and to plunge into powder. 8 hrs of the exhausting climbing, 2 reached peaks, 2 crazy downhills and 1 ski running away from the last reached summit. This is a brief summary of an extraordinary day of ski-touring in the neighborhood of the Gd St-Bernard. The following images report a half of the day because the camera operator was half-dead after the first climb. As regards the ski which amused itself by running away, it was found 300m below the summit of La Dotse by the Incredibles from Facesud.

Larches, Ferret

Six des-Bornettes (~2300m)

Col du Fourchon (Fourchon pass, 2696m)

Climbing toward Six Blanc (2795)

Grand Golliat, north face (3238 m)

The Grandes Jorasses (4208 m) and Mont Blanc behind seen
from the ridge of the Grand Six Blancs (2775)

The descent to La Peule valley towards La Dotse