Italian Alps Ski Week











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Ski the Italian Alps with American / IFMGA Mountain Guide Zeb Blais. This trip should be on every ski mountaineer's tick list. The Alps will change your perspective of what it means to be a ski mountaineer.
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Dates
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Prices
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Day 1 Meet in Chamonix
Day 2 Ski Valley Blanche or similar warm up objective (weather and conditions based)
Day 3 Chamonix Ski Mountaineering Objective
Day 4 Chamonix Ski Mountaineering Objective
Day 5 Chamonix Ski Mountaineering Objective
Day 6 Chamonix Ski Mountaineering Objective
Day 7 Conclusion of the program
Equipment
Alps Ski Mountaineering Gear Guide
Gear Guide / Packing List
Backcountry Touring Gear
☐ Alpine Touring Skis or Splitboard - Light to Midweight Setup with “Tech Bindings”
☐ Alpine Touring Boots or Splitboard Compatible Boots; Scarpa F1
☐ Ski Poles - Lightweight, Adjustable Poles with Baskets; BD Expedition 3 Poles
☐ Climbing Skins - Mohair Mix is Best; Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Mix,
☐ Ski Crampons - Specific to your Skis/Board;
☐ Ski Strap - Voile Ski Strap or Similar
Avalanche Gear
☐ Avalanche Beacon - Digital Avalanche Transceiver; Black Diamond Guide Recon BT
☐ Avalanche Shovel - Collapsible, Aluminum Shovel; Backcountry Access BT2 Shovel
☐ Avalanche Probe - Quickdraw Style Probe; Backcountry Access Stealth 300
Technical Gear
☐ Climbing/Ski Helmet - Dual Rated Helmet; Petzl Sirocco or Black Diamond Vision
☐ Headlamp - LED headlamp with fresh batteries; Petzl Actik Core
☐ Climbing Harness - Light Alpine Harness; Petzl Altitude, Mammut Zephyr Altitude
☐ Two Locking Carabiners - Petzl Attache, etc
☐ Triple Action Locking Carabiner - Edelrid HMS Strike Triple FG Locking Carabiner
☐ Double Length Sling - Sewn Runner; Black Diamond 10mm Dynex Runner
☐ Belay Device - Tube Style Belay Device; BD ATC Guide, Petzl Reverso
☐ Crampons, Steel - Steel Crampons Compatible with Your Boots; Petzl Vasak
OR Crampons, Aluminum - Aluminum Crampons, Compatible with Your Boots
Please ask your guide which is appropriate for your objective
☐ Lightweight Ice Axe - An ultralight Axe for Steep Terrain; Petzl Ride, BD Raven Ultra
☐ Ice Screw - One mid length ice screw (16cm) for crevasse falls, etc
☐ Backpack - Lightweight, Simple 30-40 Liter Pack; Patagonia Alpinist 50, BD Speed 50 - MUST FIT ALL OF YOUR GEAR AND FOOD
Head and Neck Layers
☐ Sun Hat - A Baseball Hat; Blackbird Mountain Guides Logo Hat
☐Sunglasses - Dark Lens Glasses with Side Coverage; Julbo Shield
☐ Goggles - Ski Goggles with a Storm Lens; Julbo Aerospace Reactive
☐ Warm Hat - Lightweight Warm Hat that Fits Under Your Helmet;
☐ Neck Gaiter - Light to Midweight Neck Gaiters; Buff or your favorite Face Masks
***These Are Required as Covid-19 Face Coverings
Upper Body and Hand Layers
☐ Long Sleeve Base Layer - Lightweight, Synthetic/Wool; Patagonia SunHoody
☐ 2 Insulating Top Layers - Light to Midweight Insulation Layers; Patagonia R1 & NanoAir
☐ Puffy - Midweight Down or Synthetic with Hood; Patagonia Fitzroy or similar
☐ Hardshell Jacket, Hooded - Waterproof, Light, Gore-Tex, NOT insulated; Arc’Teryx Alpha FL
☐ Light Gloves - Light to Mid Weight for Warm Temps; Flylow John Henry Gloves, BD Tour
☐ Midweight Gloves - Mid to Heavy Weight for Cold Conditions; BD Legend
☐ Sports Bra - Wool/Synthetic
Lower Body and Foot Layers
☐ Socks - Midweight Wool/Synthetic; Darn Tough Via Ferrata
☐ Underwear - Wool/Synthetic
☐ Long Underwear - Wool/Synthetic “Long Johns”; Patagonia Capilene Air
☐ Softshell Ski Pants - Breathable, Weather Resistant Pants; OR Trailbreaker II
☐ Vented Hardshell Ski Pants - (Conditions dependent) Waterproof Pants for Extreme Weather
Food and Water
☐ Dinner - Your Favorite Freeze Dried or “Just-Add-Hot-Water” Meal for Each Night in the Field.
☐ Breakfast - Your Favorite Freeze Dried or “Just-Add-Hot-Water” Meal for Each Morning in the Field
☐ Hot Drinks - For After Dinner and During Breakfast; Instant Coffee, Decaffeinated Tea, Hot Cocoa, Tang, Whatever You Prefer
☐ Half Liter Nalgene Bottle - A Hard Sided Water Bottled that Can Act as your Mug For Hot Drinks and WAter Bottle Dutring the Climb; Nalgene 16oz Wide Mouth Bottle
☐ Soft Water Bottle 1.5L - Flexible Water Bladder; Hydrapak Flux 1.5L
***Please bring at least one hard sided water bottle.
☐ Water Treatment or Filtration - Katadyn BeFree Filter Connects to Hydrapak Flux Bottles
☐ Bowl - Reuse your Freeze Dried Dinner Bag as Your Bowl, or Bring Another;
☐ Spoon - 9” Long Handled Spoon (For Eating Food in a Bag); GSI Essential Spoon Long
☐ Snacks - Snacks and Lunch food for each day of the trip
Other Essentials
☐ Sun Screen (SPF 30 minimum)
☐ Lip Balm (with SPF)
☐ Hand Sanitizer
☐ Toilet Paper
Optional
☐ First Aid/blister Kit
☐ Chemical Hand Warmers
☐ Hydration System - Flexible Water Bladder with Hose; Hydrapak, Camelback, Platypus
Group Gear
Blackbird Mountain Guides will supply all of the group gear for the trip, including:
✔ Ropes
✔ Ice Screws
✔ Snow Pickets (if required)
✔ Rock Protection (if required)
✔ Guide’s First Aid Kits
✔ Wag Bags (Solid Human Waste Disposal Bags)
Know Before You Go
Location
French Alps - Chamonix
Elevation
3,300'-15,773'
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Trip Length
6 days
Hotel Based
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- $3,100.00
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- $3,100.00
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