TR CH - On the Beach; Champcity PDS

**Lostinthetrees** · 03-18-2007, 01:49 AM

Saturday; 17th Mar.
Champoussin is a quiet station that most ski tourists are moving thru to get to Morgins or Les Crosets/Avoriaz.
On a pow day, one can lap 500+ m pow lines w/o much competition.

Weather is 3 - 4 wks ahead of schedule. Feels and looks more like April 17th.
Gortex shells gave way to T-shirts and gimme hats on the ascent.

On the ascent. Glance over our shoulders at Les Dents du Midi.

Summit on Pointe de l'Au (2150m). Ridgeline seperates the 2 back bowls. View northwest.

View southwest across 1 of the 2 huge back bowls.
Both bowls face north, have plenty of snow and great descents into the Vallon du They.
But, no lift service and the traverse/exit is a loooong & sloooow skate out to Morgins.

View south at our descent. Waiting 4 the Sun King to bake the crust.

Our descent on corn and slush soon became a game of connecting the snowfields.

PDS is limping along. On the CH-side, some liasons are single track.
Some liasons and pistes are water hazards by noon; pools of slush, mud and pebbles.

'Tis the season to forget the ticket. Get out the climbing skins and hike 4 turns!