11-12 March

20160311 195747 11 March I take the train to Albertville, have a great meal, sleep in this nice hotel 20160312 072501 12 March - Sat AM cartoons 20160312 072504 Daniel Tiger in French 20160312 085004 Waiting for J&F with Beth at the Albertville station.
20160312 085712 If you take my spots take my affliction too! 20160312 123328 AFter several hours of skiing through les Trois Vallées, we are at the Col de Thorens IMG 4611 It's high! Plodding to the Col de Gébroulaz. IMG 4617 Arriving at the Col
IMG 4618 French Alps 20160312 141037 Down the Glacier de Gébroulaz 20160312 141043 The Tarentaise to our north 20160312 141733 Try to avoid the crevasses
20160312 141738 Faerthen 20160312 141742 Jeff pointing the way 20160312 142058 Moving down glacier but looking back 20160312 142232 The tracks turned right of the glaciers
1923845 1755130181373161 2343123431895085652 n-2 and we climbed above some chutes.. 20160312 143116 to get to a vast open slope 20160312 143533 Looking up - as usual, it is steeper than you think! 20160312 144753 Faerthen and the slope we came down
20160312 144756 Entrance via notch center-right, and our tracks on the left IMG 4641 Another short climb then a long traverse through less-than-fun snow IMG 4645 to arrive at Réfuge Roc de la P^he IMG 4646 complete with malamut
IMG 4647 Trundle bed for the tired.