Skiing the Vallee Blanche // Your Guide with IFMGA Mountain Guide Dave Searle

[@siperonoway19]

Great info precise and to the point

[@colinress]

That’s a lot of fun, not that hard but safer with a guide!

[@DaveSearle]

For sure!

[@anonymous134y]

it kills me to see how much guides cost minimum 100euro pp for 2 people when you are already paying 70euro pp for the lift ticket. It has max 31degree spots for the classic route, so they really shouldn't be upselling you from a normal off-piste ski package.

[@markthomasson5077]

But a once in a lifetime experience?

[@colinress]

Guides work hard and they are dedicated to helping you if anything happens! And sometimes guides make the wrong call because they are pressured by the clients to go against their judgement! The Vallee Blanche is beautiful and worth doing several times. You want to make it more reasonable go with 3-4 friends and split his fee, and don’t forget to tip!

[@SuperAnatolli]

Its a very nice tour. I have just done it once, in perfect weather. If you are going to do the tour without guide: Follow main tracks! Do NOT try any funny ideas (as I did). The hut with resturant on the way down is also something I can recomend. Edit: If you are going without a guide: The crevases are serious stuff and not a joke. You should be able to ski in any kind of snow conditions and have good knowledge of moving around on glaciers. If you are in doubt: Hire a guide.

[@colinress]

To anonymous, You should weigh the backpack of a guide. It has all the gear to help rescue you from a crevasse. Vallée Blanche is not that steep but it is beautiful and worth the expense to have a guide to keep you out of trouble unless you are a guide yourself and with a group of skiers that are experienced with skiing on glaciers!

[@pauldoan8391]

Thanks great info 👍 nice video looks like a fantastic adventure!

[@DaveSearle]

Thanks!

[@ClaesN1973]

And if Valle Blanche is to easy, there is always Mallory ;)

[@francoisfoue]

I skied it by myself with friends. If you follow the main route, there is no problem aside from finding a ticket for the lift where guides have a large share

[@markthomasson5077]

I was camping in Argentierre, the woman in the next tent, a competent skier, uncle local guide, said she happily skied it by herself.

[@lauragatehouse7935]

Would love to do this

[@calleX]

Looks amazing

[@350zee1]

Can you snowboard down or is it skiing only, I mean if I go boarding will there be many spots which require me to end up walking

[@DaveSearle]

Hi Pierre, You can in the right conditions yes! A lot of snowboarders bring a pair of collapsible poles and then use those to get across the flat sections. 👍

[@cipriannastase8886]

Very nice! How much for the entire trip and if you can borrow the equipement from there?

[@owenharris5420]

I was quoted €380 for 4 people. Although not by this guide

[@fab1000]

@@owenharris5420 I would say this price is about right. In terms of equipement a guide will often be able to provide you shovel, prob and beacon, maybe a harness. for the rest you need to buy or rent it.

[@1Flyingfist]

​@@fab1000 😭😢 I guess I will just have to watch and then go back down in the lift. That is too much, but I understand why. Thanks 👍🏾