A tour of the Vallée Blanche, a backcountry ski run that has become notorious for being the longest liftserved ski run in the world. The descent starts at the Aiguille du Midi and extends down the massive Mer de Glace glacier before ending in the Chamonix Valley. However, a lack of snow cover has made it tough to ski the full toptobottom route in recent years.

Filmed in January 2024.

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0:00 Intro
0:52 Ride up from Town
1:32 Aiguille du Midi Summit
1:53 Tunnel Entrance to Vallée Blanche
2:14 Our Tour Guide
2:44 Hike Down
4:27 Start of the Run
5:37 First Look at Glacier Melt
6:36 Wind Lips
7:03 Split in the Route
8:37 Start of Ice Fall
9:42 Refuge Hut
11:13 First Visible Crevasse
11:50 Ice Fall Traverse
12:32 Reckless Skier
13:13 Ice Fall Traverse cont’d
15:15 Snow Cover Begins to Deteriorate
16:34 RockCrusted Ice
17:14 No Longer Skiable
18:04 Hike Out and Glacier Recession Levels
20:14 End of Tour and Train to Chamonix
21:24 Final Thoughts