Val d'Arpette 19 February 2017

20170219 095200 David on the way up the groomer toward the Col 20170219 101711 Sun and shade in the Val d'Arpette 20170219 101715 Thin cover still 20170219 101730(0) Appraising the situationi
20170219 103623 Superhighway up track 20170219 103740 About halfway up 20170219 103746 Side walls 20170219 111812 Moraines
20170219 111817 Side couloirs climbed by others 20170219 123022 Pinnacle 20170219 124558 view over the back of le Col des Ecandies 20170219 124607 David preparing for descent
20170219 125505 Pinnacles and skier 20170219 125509 We came from the white spot and are there returning 20170219 132813 A patch of decent snow down low protected from the sun 20170219 132818 South facing cliffs
20170219 143158 Stupendous view toward le Grand Combin