Off-Piste Skiing

Who is it for?

You have mastered the parallel turn on every red run and ski black runs at a moderate pace, but you have no experience of ungroomed snow yet. You dream of drawing lines in fresh snow, but the fear of losing your balance or committing to slopes that are too steep holds you back?

This format is designed precisely to lift those apprehensions, lay solid foundations and give you a first taste of off-piste skiing with complete peace of mind.

What we cover:

• Feel and Glide: Discovering how it feels to ski ungroomed snow off the marked runs, on gentle slopes.
• Balance and Energy: Finding your new balance points and adapting your technique to save energy.
• Managing Stress: Taming apprehension with supportive, professional guidance. Gaining calm through simple mental preparation keys.
• Equipment and Safety: Getting familiar with safety equipment (transceiver, shovel, probe).
• Comfort and Flexibility: Sessions close to the ski area, so we can rejoin the groomed pistes the moment you need a break.

Who is it for?

You ski confidently on every groomed run. Off piste, you can link a few turns in powder (piste edges, open bowls), even if you still fall now and then. You want to move beyond the edges of the pistes and venture further into the mountains.

What we cover:

• Technique and Flow: Linking turns without interruption and adapting your edging to changing snow (tracked-out, heavy, crusted, powder).
• Control and Line: Learning to read the terrain on steeper slopes, to adjust your speed and steer your skis with precision.
• Managing fatigue and stress: Making your physical effort count and using simple mental preparation keys to stay calm when the slope steepens.
• Safety and Independence: Moving gradually further from the ski areas and practising avalanche searches for real (transceiver, shovel and probe).

Who is it for?

• You move confidently through every kind of snow (powder, crust, heavy, tracked-out) and are at ease on steeper slopes.
• You want to test and confirm your level before committing to the legendary Vallée Blanche descent with a high-mountain guide.

What we cover:

• Technique and Vertical: Ski long descents and refine your technique. Learn to adapt your line in complex terrain. Make your physical effort count.
• Risk management and decision-making: Assessing the terrain, choosing the right line and applying mountain safety procedures.
• Mental preparation: Working on commitment and focus on more demanding or exposed descents.
• Vallée Blanche Preparation module: A tailor-made day to test and confirm your technique, your endurance and your ease in every snow before taking on the descent.

Compulsory equipment:

Avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe (harness and crampons).

Available to hire at our partner shops

The goal:

Reach the great wild itineraries of the Mont-Blanc massif.

Confirm both your technique and your handling of stress before skiing the Vallée Blanche.

Arrive on the day completely relaxed, ready to enjoy the panorama to the full.

Who is it for?

Skiers with a good command of variable snow (powder, tracked-out, hard snow). You have confirmed your level on a preparation day, or you already have solid off-piste experience. Good physical condition is required to ski 2,000 m of vertical descent.

What we cover:

• Itinerary and Immersion: Twenty kilometres of glacier descent at the foot of the legendary faces of the Mont-Blanc massif (Classic Route, Petit Envers — the itinerary is chosen according to conditions).
• Guiding and Safety: Traverse and descent led by a high-mountain guide, with rigorous handling of glacier routes and crevasse zones.
• Calm and Altitude: Skiing with confidence and pacing your effort, to enjoy the descent from the Aiguille du Midi down to Chamonix to the full.

Compulsory equipment:

Avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe (harness and crampons).

Available to hire at our partner shops

Lift pass and cable car:

• Pass required: Mont-Blanc Unlimited pass or Aiguille du Midi skier day pass.
• Time slot booking: compulsory for cable car access.

For your comfort, we can book your cable car slot at the ideal time for the outing: you simply turn up at the meeting point with your pass.

You can also book it yourself directly on the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc website.

Practical information:

• Equipment: A detailed kit list is sent to you as soon as your booking is confirmed.