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- View from the top of Alagna, a back-country paradise… part of the Monte Rosa complex.
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- Old sheep herder’s “baita” (hut) near Alagna.
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- We got lucky. It DUMPED!
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- Skiman is pumped! At the top of the Grantz glacier after heli-landing, Matterhorn in background.
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- Family affair. Skiman and borther-in-law, Dave. It was his first Alps ski trip. His mind was BLOWN!
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- A couple of the Morningstar ladies rippin’ up the pow.
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- Big, untracked, uncrowded… that is the backcountry of the Alps.
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- Jeff blazes in some SWEET powder!
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- Italy last year provided AMAZING powder on our second week. We are hoping for same in 2016.
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- Ryan with a well-deserved pizza and beer after a BIG Alagna backcountry run.
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- The dots are skiers. The terrain in the Alps: like nothing in America.
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- We skied to this, the most famous mountain in Europe… the Matterhorn.
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- Guide Paolo offers a ski buffet on the Grantz Glacier.
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- Grantz Glacieer ice formations.. other-worldly.
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- Again; fresh snow , no people: all day long!
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- Some of the crew chillin at the Matterhorn. We were in NO rush to finish this run!
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- Grantz Glacier tracks laid down by the Morningstar crew. Come on over in 2016 and add some of your own turns to the mix!
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- Spectacular walls o’ ice everywhere on the Grantz.
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- Where’s Waldo? Check out the size of the skier once you find him compared to the wall of ice and snow. Amazing!
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- British man George attempting to ski with our American group. Poor bloke!
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- Dave glides by a pretty stunning backdrop.
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- Our Alpine Guides are some of the best, most knowledgeable skiers in the world. It is a joy to ski and learn from them.
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- View from Skiman’s taxi!
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- Heli coming in for a landing at 12,400 feet on Grantz Glacier. It is the highest heli flight available in Europe.
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- Dave in the pow, lovin’ life.
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- Beautiful very old village on back side of Alagna. We skied to it on a backcountry day.
