Chamonix is thought for being a fancy French ski resort — however as Jones ambassador Julien ‘Pica’ Herry reveals us, it’s additionally obtained some gnarly backcountry choices close by.
You possibly can ski a number of nice piste terrain in Chamonix. The resort’s Mont Blanc boasts 150 km of piste snowboarding, all of which is above treeline and pristine. Then, there’s an extra 15,000 acres of off-piste snowboarding that’s accessible from the resort.
And for those who’re courageous sufficient to enterprise even exterior of that, you’ll discover terrain that’s loopy gnarly. As in, you’d need to be clinically insane to aim a few of it.
Living proof: the Perrons de Vallorcine. In late January 2022, Julien ‘Pica’ Herry, a Jones Snowboards ambassador, scaled the height and ripped a rowdy line down the mountain’s east-facing bowl.
The chute he selected is nearly as slender as it’s steep, however Pica navigates it like a professional — as a result of that’s what he’s. He deftly avoids lethal cliffs and threads the needle between rocky outcrops that may in any other case spell sure dying.
However with Pica’s precision, and his sharp eye for a clear line of descent, the not possible appears to be like like a breeze.
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