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Summer Touring / Descents

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 mattbell 06 Apr 2016
I can't get enough skiing this year. Tempted to do something like Mt Blanc descent to extend the season. Any suggestions for very late season tours etc? I'm thinking June!
 TobyA 06 Apr 2016
In reply to mattbell:

Northern Norway would be an obvious possibility. Plenty of people still tour in Lyngen at midsummer although obviously you won't be skiing from the beach at that time.
OP mattbell 06 Apr 2016
In reply to TobyA:

cheers, i'll look into that
 Pete Houghton 06 Apr 2016
In reply to mattbell:
If you set your standards low enough and don't mind a bit of walking to get to and from them, then most winter descents are still skiable (more or less) almost all the year round (less and less)...

https://altitudinalnoodles.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/ski-running-col-du-belv...

On a slightly more realistic level, and to trim off the first thousand metres of ascent, there can be some great skiing to be had off the Grands Montets well into July (when the lift reopens for the summer) in a good snow year. The jury is still out for this year, fingers crossed!
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