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	<title>Alpine Guide Verbier</title>
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		<title>Skiing with Chris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m kinda at a loss for words at this point. The days are blending into a (very) cold smoothy, filled with wild fruit and adventures. Skiing off piste with Chris these past two days heightened my being on these slopes, who chose on day one to ski from Bruson, all the way to the Val Ferret, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After 30 days of non-stop skiing, I&#8217;m given the chance to reflect on all the wondrous adventures we&#8217;ve had together. Verbier has been blessed with the most memorable skiing in many,many years. Every run was in such great shape, alpine and treeline. I very nearly never left the valley. I wandered the ridges and combes, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2012/01/reflection/</link>
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		<title>Skiing Verbier in Hurricane Andrea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a few photos of the skiing during the Andrea storm on January 6th. (Please like this page of mine!) This is the second storm to hit us hard this season, leaving fallen trees everywhere on forest trails. I&#8217;ve added a small hand saw to the pack, along with the shovel, probe and everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2012/01/skiing-verbier-in-hurricane-andrea/</link>
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		<title>Perfect mid-winter Freeride conditions in Verbier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the avalanche hazard down to level 2, freeride conditions in Verbier are outstanding. Every day has delivered new and exciting descents down hidden valleys and deserted towns. The snow is layered thick on chalet roofs. Rock, stumps, cliff bands and glaciers are all blanketed with a wonderfull thick coating of frosty snow. Launching off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/12/perfect-mid-winter-freeride-conditions-in-verbier/</link>
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		<title>Winter starts with a bang!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well over a meter of snow has fallen in this western part of Switzerland. Winter in Verbier has started with the biggest snowfall we have seen in years. The ground is now well insulated from the cold air. This will encourage a healthy snowpack for the rest of the winter. A shallow snowpack does not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/12/winter-starts-with-a-bang/</link>
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		<title>Zinal Freeride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was the first clear day after 4 days of snowfall. What a feeling it was to be outside. The atmosphere was vibrant with freshness, giving energy to each turn in the first fresh powder of the season. Today, we went to Zinal, riding little half pipes and contouring the avalanche danger. It&#8217;s a moderate level [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/12/zinal-freeride/</link>
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		<title>The Haute Route &#8211; Chamonix to Zermatt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We hiked the classic summer Haute Route in early September in almost perfect weather. What a treat it was to enjoy the company of other motivated people whilst traversing over frozen glaciers, roaring streams and mountain passes. Originally called the High Route by the English, the Haute Route is the ultimate glacier trek from Chamonix [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/11/haute-route-chamonix-zermatt/</link>
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		<title>Climbing the Matterhorn via the Lion&#8217;s Ridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fiona and I climbed the Matterhorn this early October, just hours before the first winter storm moved in. All lifts in Cervinia were closed, which meant an 1&#8217;800 meter climb, just to the Carrel Hut! It was the next day that had me thinking: 8 hours round trip to the summit from the hut, then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/10/climbing-the-matterhorn-via-the-lions-ridge/</link>
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		<title>Piz Badile North Face Cassin Route</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weather has been fabulous! It has been hot, hot, hot. With a week free to go climbing with my friend and fellow guide Mike Powers, we chose the Cassin route on the Piz Badile. Temperatures in the valley were 30+ degrees, so this looked to be a perfect window to climb a north face. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/08/piz-badile-north-face-cassin-route/</link>
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		<title>Frendo Spur</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking up from Chamonix to the Aiguille du Midi, Vadim asks, &#8220;Is there a route up there we can do together Hans?&#8221; Of course I immediately thought about the Frendo Spur, number 62 in the &#8220;100 best of&#8221; by Gaston Rébuffat. Anyone out there collecting points from this classic guide to the Mont Blanc Group? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/07/frendo-spur/</link>
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