I was able to get up to la Dole yesterday for a quick tour.

Skiing on the pistes was fun.  Anything away from the lifts seem more suitable to grazing than skiing.

Two lines I skied last year in May that I won’t ski this year.

For the sake of posterity, after walking down to it, I skied the one available couloir in manky, overripe conditions.

Nice views as usual.

The Crêt de la Neige looks like it’s holding some snow.  Le Reculet, too.

Because I’m a sucker I’m sure I’ll head that way fairly soon.  One of the lines I want to ski isn’t on the peak but it’s close and is quite shaded and faces northwest.  Vamos a ver.

Well at least you got some air. Looks like my colleague was right about the conditions.

“Avalanche Gulch” may be skiable on le Reculet.

http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/265/

but probably too low at the bottom.

oh looks a bit like it did in august when i was up there on my bike… hehe

fair do’s and good luck finding more lines!