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January 23 to 24, 2010
Yours Truly, Pilar, Domitille, Philippe and Delphine
Lodging: Appartment at Les Orres, provided by Delphine!
Ecrins du Sud, France
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Day 1: Tete de Fouran. |
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Off we go, with the Queyras in behind! |
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Beautiful larch forest. |
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How about that for tree skiing! |
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Boot swap. |
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Reaching the tree line, with the Queyras in the background. |
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The long final windblown slopes. |
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Domitille zoomed in. |
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View down towards Embrun from the summit. |
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The south face of this summit, zoomed in 10x. |
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The gang at the summit (2460m), ready to rock the downhill. |
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Day 2: Le Mont Guillaume. Domitille doing some acrobatics over a barbed wire fence. |
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Pause 1. |
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Pause 2. |
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The summit is on the left, in the cirrus clouds. |
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Pause 3. |
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Final climb to the summit. |
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The summit... |
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Chapelle St. Guillaume (2542 m). |
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Lac de Serre-Poncon, looking south. |
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Yeehaw powder. |
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Yeehaw powder 2. |
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Final luge ride to the car. |
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The leaning tower of ... |
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