Grand Montets
      Mont Fort Hut                    
       Beginning the Haute Route                                     
Skiing the Grands Montets (Argentiere) with cousin, Victor Saunders.
 First stop: the Mont Fort hut (Verbier). 
Beginning the Haute Route.
Summit of Rosa Blanche
 Prafleuri Hut
 Avalanches
On the summit of Rosa Blanche (3336m).
 Second stop: the Prafleuri hut.
 On our way to the Dix hut, we had to turn around, due to the avalanche danger.
Safari skiing
                             Ladders to the Dix hut
 Dix hut
An adventurous descent down to Pralong; from there we took a taxi to Arolla.
 From Arolla to the Dix hut.
 Spectacular location of the Dix hut right across from Mt. Blanc de Cheilon (3875m).
                  Beef Bourgignon Skinning towards Pigne d'Arolla
 Summit of Pigne d'Arolla
  Third stop: Beef Bourgignon at the Dix hut.
 Skinning towards Pigne d'Arolla.
 On the summit of Pigne d'Arolla (3796m), with our first view of the Matterhorn.
Ski descent to the Vignettes hut
                             Vignettes hut
 Brent skiing
Ski descent from Pigne d'Arolla to the Vignettes hut.
 Fourth stop: the Vignettes hut.
 Brent ripping it up.
Matterhorn
 Fondue
 Matterhorn
There we were after a long slog, right next to the Matterhorn.
 Time for Fondue in Zermatt.
 The Matterhorn.
Ladders to the Monte Rosa hut
 Monte Rosa hut
 Skiing the Vallee Blanche
Ladders to the Monte Rosa hut.
 The Monte Rosa hut -- very stylish and modern.
 Back in Chamonix for the grand finale: skiing the Vallee Blanche with Victor.
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