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Current mountain conditions - Chamonix and Zermatt

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 phja 05 Jul 2015
Hi, I'm heading to the alps tomorrow with the aim of doing some easy mountains (Allalinhorn, Weissmies, Monte Rosa, Vallee Blanche).

The weather looks stupidly warm...is anyone out there who can give me update on snow conditions??

My alternative is head to the Dolomites and do via ferrata....would prefer to do mountains though.

Thanks!
 glaramara 06 Jul 2015
In reply to phja:

Bump (for the OP). Come on guys, somebody with communication skills must be out there! Has the heatwave damaged the stuff around the Aiguille du Midi plateau much? Forecast looks a bit cooler from wednesday so hopefully stuff will firm up at night again....
http://teamascent.blogspot.co.uk/
Sandy blogs quite a bit and its fair to say he knows his stuff.
 dutybooty 07 Jul 2015
In reply to phja:

Been in Chamonix for four days.

Plenty getting done around the Midi.
 hairy51 10 Jul 2015
In reply to dutybooty:

Any update on the current conditions out there? Would be interested to hear what people are getting done given how hot it's been...

Cheers

J
 dutybooty 11 Jul 2015
In reply to hairy51:

In the past week we've done:
Chere Couloir
Midi-Plan
Cosmiques Arete
Pointe Lachenal
Tournette Spur
Trois Monts (in descent)

Though it has started to blow a fair amount of wind about
 funalps 11 Jul 2015
In reply to phja:
Probably the best link for current conditions in the Mont Blanc Area is:

http://www.chamoniarde.com/?page_id=343

There is an idea to post this on the new Alpine Club site in English.

Any interest?
Post edited at 15:20
 Jaylaz 12 Jul 2015
In reply to cagm:

How was the Tournette Spur? It's a route I've been contemplating for a while.
 dutybooty 12 Jul 2015
In reply to Jaylaz:

I'll put a thread up about the tournette later mate. Information is scarce on it.
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