Return to the scene of the crime with Luc but this time with around 15cm of fresh snow that fell the night before.

It has been very cold this week, even if the car thermometer showed 17C in the afternoon the cold north wind has kept the snow hard at altitude.

DangersThe North East slope is suspended above high cliffs.

Tot had bad memories of this climb from earlier in the season but with lockdown imminent I didn't fancy going elsewhere.

The clocks have changed so it is difficult to find the right timing for a before work.

A little trip back to the Collet d'Allevard for a Sunday tour. It was pretty hot - t-shirt weather for climbing. A lot of people doing the same as us and enjoying the mountains.

It's been a long time since I've skied from the summit of the Dent, 2015 was the last time I think but maybe I lost the appetite for NFZ (no fall zones) as the Americans call them.

I last came this way in 1998 and made exactly the same mistake, climbing via the Bottier chalets rather than taking the normal path.

A return to the excellent Allevard. Hotter this weekend but tot was motivated for the summit. We skied down via the red, a bit overcooked on the steep pitch but frozen ruts in the shade.

Route DescriptionAfter Albertville take the la Bathie exit. Turn left then right onto the Route de Biorges.