We all arrived in Stechelberg tired after an early start. After meeting one of our regular guides we took four cable cars to get to the summit of the Schilthorn to be greeted by none other than James Bond himself. Schilthorn was Blofelds lair in the film “On her majesty’s Read more
The new binding from Swiss manufacturer Fritschi has been hailed as a breakthrough in ski-touring bindings. It uses a pin system similar to that of Dynafit bindings to retain the toe and heel of your ski boot in the binding, but unlike the Dynafit binding it has the ability to Read more
Avalanches scare the living sh!t out of me. The thought of being crushed under a mass of moving snow, having snow force it’s way into my lungs instead of oxygen and slowly suffocating entombed in something akin to cold concrete (if the trauma hasn’t killed me first) is absolutely horrifying. Read more
With the first real snowfall of the winter having just arrived it was time to drag the skis and boards out of the cellar and to head back into the mountains. Having checked the snowfall, avalanche report and weather forecast it looked like the upper Rhone Valley was the place Read more
In the last number of years there has been a lot of talk about Avalanche airbag rucksacks. While they have been around for about 25 years, the last few seasons has seen a huge increase in the number of options available and the number of units being sold. I predict Read more
I’ve had the Val d’Anniviers on my radar for some skiing for quite a while now. We’ve explored the area a little on bikes and got the feeling that there had to be some great skiing during the winter. So, when I got the chance to go there just after Read more
Once again Christmas has come and gone and we are looking into the new year. As usual we’ve been getting into the mountains as much as possible. Here in Switzerland it snowed most of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with perfect sunshine and blue skies for Dec 26th. Normally, St. Read more
On Saturday we had the first Swiss Alpine Adventure Avalanche course run by the guides from Rock and Powder. With 24 participants the course was a great success, everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves and more importantly everyone learned and practised what to do in the event of an emergency Read more
After the epic powder of last Sunday I wanted more this weekend. Unfortunately the new snow that fell in the lowlands during the week didn’t really seem to have led to much snow in the mountains. After checking the snow reports and avalanche risk on Friday it seemed like the Read more
The idea to do the tour from Pischa to Klosters had been in my head for a few weeks. This particular tour is in the book “Die Schönsten Freeride-Touren den Schweizer Alpen” (The most beautiful freeride tours in the Swiss Alps) and had appealed to me since I bought the Read more