80cm's of new snow in the past week we decided to give the biggest peaks another day to settle so we set our sights on the Gervassutti couloir on the Tour Ronde. This 1500 foot 50 degree couloir has been on my personal ski list for some years. A beautiful peak with an esthetic sustained couloir!
[caption id="attachment_1980" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Skiing below the east face of Mont Blanc du Tacul"]
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[caption id="attachment_1983" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Skinning up to the Tour ronde, dent du geant in the distance"]
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[caption id="attachment_1982" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Climbing up the couloir"]
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[caption id="attachment_1981" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Climbing up the Gervassutti couloir - tour ronde"]
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[caption id="attachment_1978" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Topping out the couloir"]
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[caption id="attachment_1977" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Dropping into the Gervassutti"]
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[caption id="attachment_1976" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Skiing"]
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[caption id="attachment_1975" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Looking back up"]
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[caption id="attachment_1984" align="aligncenter" width="584" caption="Old photo from the summer showing the line in the middle of the face"]
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