Report from February 26, 2025
Yesterday was a powder day here in Italia.
We started the day with 2 lower mountain runs on the spectacular Skyway Monte Bianco.
Skyway was fun but the upper mountain was fogged-in and the lower mountain was deep dust-on-crust.
From there we hopped the fence over to Courmayeur ski resort and found good powder.
Then we found more.
And we kept finding it right until they closed the lifts at 4:30 pm.
A stupid fun day.
Run #1 was a deep chasm that slowly steepened until it was a legit chute then shockingly transitioned from playful powder to frozen avalanche death cookies without warning…
Still fun tho!
Run #2 was a sun-laden powder field with some deep turns that morphed into a powdered nose into a mini-chute to another mini-chute above a cliff.
That finally mini chute ended in a cliff and bad snow and spooked me a little.
Run #3 was pure gold.
Big open powder field at the top then a perfect powder chute that gradually got steeper until it offered up a voluntary exit air onto a singing apron of powder snow.
My heart was full.
I’d been waiting quite a while for another powder day here and it didn’t disappoint.
I love this place…
Pietro. image: snowbrains
Our apres ski pizza at “Il Ristorantino” was pure gold and the pizziola had 4 pizzas out to us in about 10 minutes!
The combination of Courmayeur + Skyway is tough to beat.
Thanks, Italy!
image: courmayeur, 2/27/25
image: snow-forecast.com, 2/27/28
Da boyz waiting for the tram. image: snowbrains
The good life. image: snowbrains
Up! image: snowbrains
Tahoe Trail Bar in Italy! image: snowbrains
Sardine can love. image: snowbrains
Sardine can life. image: snowbrains
Monte Bianco. image: snowbrains
Happy Martin. image: snowbrains
Jagged peaks. image: snowbrains
Tracks. image: snowbrains
Pietro. image: snowbrains
Bianco. image: snowbrains
Pietro likes it. image: snowbrains
Steam. image: snowbrains
Last run of the day. image: snowbrains
Pietro powder. image: snowbrains
Monte Bianco. image: snowbrains
Our tracks at the top of run #3. image: snowbrains
Monte Bianco. image: snowbrains
Moods. image: snowbrains
Stepping in. image: snowbrains
Misty. image: snowbrains
Overhang. image: snowbrains
Big mountain small man. image: snowbrains
Sunshine. image: snowbrains
Don’t fall… image: snowbrains
Youla tram. image: snowbrains
Apres ski at home. image: snowbrains
Dinner. image: snowbrains
Swiss chocolate dessert. image: snowbrains
Diavola pizza. image: snowbrains
Intricate decor. image: snowbrains
Pizzaiolo hole. image: snowbrains
Marco digs in. image: snowbrains
Après ski life. image: snowbrains