A tour of the Vallée Blanche, a backcountry ski run that has become notorious for being the longest lift-served ski run in the world. The descent starts at the Aiguille du Midi and extends down the massive Mer de Glace glacier before ending in the Chamonix Valley. However, a lack of snow cover has made it tough to ski the full top-to-bottom route in recent years.

Filmed in January 2024.

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0:00 Intro
0:52 Ride up from Town
1:32 Aiguille du Midi Summit
1:53 Tunnel Entrance to Vallée Blanche
2:14 Our Tour Guide
2:44 Hike Down
4:27 Start of the Run
5:37 First Look at Glacier Melt
6:36 Wind Lips
7:03 Split in the Route
8:37 Start of Ice Fall
9:42 Refuge Hut
11:13 First Visible Crevasse
11:50 Ice Fall Traverse
12:32 Reckless Skier
13:13 Ice Fall Traverse cont’d
15:15 Snow Cover Begins to Deteriorate
16:34 Rock-Crusted Ice
17:14 No Longer Skiable
18:04 Hike Out and Glacier Recession Levels
20:14 End of Tour and Train to Chamonix
21:24 Final Thoughts