Author: Jacqui

View from lunch spot looking down to Combatseline and Sievez in valley Went for an early start to assure ourselves of a parking space in the resort and as we had enjoyed the skin up the other day decided on the same approach. Got to the top of the lift station in good time and noticed that it was -12. Time for a warming tea and piece of cake before tackling the next bit of climbing. Lots of other people were doing the same thing! Not the climbing. Although the early part of the skinning track we had put...

View from track to Combatseline of the mountains behind Siviez up to Verbier After a great day enjoying the powder off Greppon we decided to skin up to Combatseline from Siviez and then decide what to do depending of how fit we felt. Pleasantly surprised at how nice a skin it was. Good steady gradient so we could get into a rhythm and lovely views across to the other side of the valley and over to the Diabloret Range. Half way up we stopped for a welcome hot chocolate (courtesy of a new flask), very nice and then found...