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Backyard spots: Meeting Mont Joly.

The mont Joly divides the valleys of Saint-Gervais-les-bains and Megève. It is one of the biggest ski areas in the Évasion Mont-Blanc domain and has exceptional views towards the MontBlanc, the aiguilles de Chamonix, but as well towards the Aravis mountain and the Fiz massif. When I used to live in Sallanches, the Mont Joly was one of my favourites ski areas.Read More »Backyard spots: Meeting Mont Joly.

Backyard Spots: Meeting the Pyrenees.

Outside of Spain and the South of France it is widely believed that the Pyrenees are a minor mountain range. Nevertheless we have 214 summits over 3000m, ten main glaciers, first range rock climbing, glacial cirques over 1500m high with 400+ meter Ice falls and finally loads of snow in winter. Yeah, Let’s focus on the white fluff, since winter is finally here and it seems to be the trending topic.

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