{"id":545,"date":"2017-09-27T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidtapley.co.uk\/wp_blog\/?p=545"},"modified":"2018-12-13T22:03:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:03:53","slug":"season-review-2016-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidtapley.co.uk\/wp_blog\/season-review-2016-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Review, 2016-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Winter fast approaching, here&#8217;s a quick review of the highlights from last season.<\/p>\n<h3>Carneddau, Snowdonia.<\/h3>\n<p>My winter kicked off with November ski touring in Snowdonia which gave some of the best snow of the season. &nbsp;I hooked up with Emma and Kuba, hiking up to the snow line from the A5 and skinning up to the ridge east of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnedd_Dafydd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carnedd Dafydd.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WlDZ8A-RIig?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNLKuX1Dym4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Tignes, Early season<\/h3>\n<p>A week later I was in Tignes for some early season skiing. &nbsp;Snow had been late coming but piste skiing was pretty good. The last day saw us doing a short tour that amazingly served up some fresh tracks. &nbsp;Credit to Floss at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefloski.com\">www.freefloski.com<\/a> for insider info \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/565\/31428021082_e4e802d5cc_b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<pre>^^^ Joe scoring some pow pow. But wait, something is missing... ;)<\/pre>\n<h3>Gressoney, Monte Rosa.<\/h3>\n<p>A highlight for the season was a road trip taking in a weeks off piste skiing in Gressoney and a weeks steep skiing in the Vanoise. Snow was falling as we drive into Gressoney but high winds didn&#8217;t help our search for powder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4513\/23499360548_5841bfa4c5_c.jpg\"><\/p>\n<pre>^^ On the ridge before dropping in to 200m of pow and 1500m of breakable crust.<\/pre>\n<h3>Vanoise Steep Skiing.<\/h3>\n<p>Week 2 of the road trip saw us pitch up in the Three Valleys with Simon Christy of &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.offpisteskiing.com\">offpisteskiing.com<\/a>&nbsp;for his Steep Vanoise week. Good lines from excellent Guides. Recommended.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4175\/34464926445_012516185e_b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<pre>^^ Jack on the North Face of the&nbsp;<i>Bellcote<\/i><\/pre>\n<h3>Chamonix<\/h3>\n<p>The start of April was back in Chamonix for some more exams and CPD where I finally got around to finishing the last module required for the ISIA qualification. &nbsp;The week was Teaching focused which was a nice refresher on work already covered in other systems.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4190\/34464908765_f9f7d6c7e3_b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<pre>^^ Looking down on to the glacier from the midi.<\/pre>\n<h3>Back to Snowdonia to finish.<\/h3>\n<p>Fittingly my last turns on snow were back in Snowdonia in late April. &nbsp;The forecast had been hinting at snow for about 10 days and sure enough a small window in the weather appeared and the hills were white. It&#8217;s fair to say there was more walking than skiing but a great day to finish a great season.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8f2nb1bdFbw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FQ2b0l2ZLnY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmVyDrAE-Wg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<pre>Footage of the day shot by myself and Mark of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowdonia-adventures.co.uk\/\">Snowdonia Adventures<\/a> plus Mikes photos and video.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Winter fast approaching, here&#8217;s a quick review of the highlights from last season. 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