Alpine Guide Verbier

A mountain guide’s perspective on current ski and climbing conditions in and around Verbier, Switzerland.

End of Summer Update

Posted on | September 4, 2004 | No Comments

It has been a nice summer. Hence, no time to
update the site!

Depending on which days one was planning on
summiting, this summer could have been great, or so-so for alpinists. Clear
spells were broken by cool, stormy weather, blanketing the high peaks with
snow, all summer long. Personally, I thought it was great. These glaciers needed
the white snow to reflect the hot summer’s sun. Last summer, much of the high
alpine snow-pack, disappeared under a blazing
sun.

I brought the camera on only a few
climbs. Here is a selection of the href="http://www.swissguides.com/trips/040804Update/index.html">photos

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