…and then it snowed. Jan 2nd it arrived. As the holiday crowd checked out, Mother Nature checked in with storm #3 and stayed for 10 days and delivered 3m of snow, rain, sleet and more snow, and then snow and wind, lots of it. Arming collu de la Trappe from […]
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January 4 PIDA – loading Avalauncher from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Today we peppered some of the higher terrain which is of direct threat to some of the pistes with some “fleches” which are Avalauncher darts. It’s a pretty clever system powered by about 50 bars of high pressure to […]
Heli Pick up from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Today there was an avalanche just off-piste at the Grand Montets. It involved 3 climbers from Lithuania. We had 30cm of fresh snow after over six weeks of static weather. Everyone rallied in the rescue efforts, including 3 patrollers from La Flégère. […]
Fashionably late. Winter arrives! Au contraire what one may think, Rachel and I have not minded the late arrival of snow. We have had such a dynamic past 3 years, a little “bon vivant” has been a welcome tempo change. For it, the drought, I have gotten to know my co-workers […]
We spent New Year’s Eve in Annecy, New Years Day in Chamonix. It doesn’t matter how often I get to visit Annecy, it always makes me happy to be here. We camped on top of Col du Forclaz, which we had to ourselves and in the summer is impossible to […]
This is about 2700 meters, right above our house!!! The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world’s highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car […]
Plan Praz Take off from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Today we had Karl from T-ride/ Tignes visit. I had taken two personal days and we were finally able to fly there Brevent Sorry to some of the more loyal followers of the blog… Sometimes I’m in the middle of posting […]
Running a call in French isn’t as easy as you think, however today was the first time I handled the call all by myself. From initial guest contact to opening up my pharmacy and handing over a Band-Aid, all in French.
Upperbody Bootpacking from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo. Finally a mini “perturbation” (= front) moved through with not much more than some rain below 2500m. However building character with mon frere Cedric is priceless, boot packing for the upperbody
Christmas tree at 221 Rout du Mont from Mariposa Productions on Vimeo.
Untitled from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Pascal from the local helicopter service came by to brief us on the do’s and don’ts when working with the helicopter. The service is called in for evac and avy work Pascal had some other stops to make and left the daisy bell behind […]
Before I learned to fly paragliders in Aspen, my friend Martin Johanson was already paragliding off Smuggler mountain and his stories were definately a contributing inspiration for me to learn. Untitled from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. At launch, Sorède Nov 30th from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. When I finally started to […]
Here we go, leaving the Côte d’Azur heading towards the Pyrenees to see our friends Martin and Coralie. It was through them that I ended up in Aspen. I met them on a small island off the coast of Honduras in 1997. They told me about the sleepy little town […]
The search for our Thanksgiving dinner had led us to the little town Greolieres. An awesome medieval town nest old in some south facing cliffs perfect for paragliding take off. The town had a great vibe and we camped out in the local Townsquare without any problems. We finally made […]
Today the tour took us from our picturesque camp spot at lac du St Croix, through the Pallud sur Verdon, along the Route de Crete, through Castellano where we had a double sunset and ended up in the lovely town of Greolieres. Leaving a special lake from Danno Lahr on Vimeo. Palud […]
After two days in the park, it’s time to get moving again and head down to the town of Moustiers Saint Marie in the Provonce. This is the gateway to the world-famous gorge of the Verdon. Our drive will take us through the town of Gap which is a perfect opportunity […]
Écrins National Park (French: Parc national des Écrins) is one of the ten French national parks. It is located in the south-eastern part of France and consists in a mountainous region of the Dauphiné Alps, south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the départements of Isère and Hautes-Alpes.It […]
Yesterday was probably one of the bigger days in a string of big days… As Rachel and I were waiting on the parking lot at La Flégère, minutes after 11 am, there was movement in the cable car. We about choked when a spitting image of Craig, my boss in […]
Voila, there you are, you arrive late, it’s dark and you move the 200kg of belongings in from the van into your new home, go to bed tired and wake up the next morning in awe. Right at the foot of the glacier of Europes roof is rayay’s new digs: […]
Öffingen, Bad Dürheim, Badem Würtemberg, Germany. This our friend Martin Berliner. He is my paragliding brother from another mother. He is one of Germany’s most talented mechanical engineers, as well as versed in craftmanship of woodworking, tool making as he is up to date in local regulations. As a Francophone […]
Impressive to see A380 Airbusses on the Frankfur tarmac like they are a dime a dozen. Between, 3 pairs of ski’s, 2 pairs of ski boots, snowboard and snowboard boots, a tandem paraglider, camera gear and winter clothing we had just over 400lbs including carry-on luggage, a total of $500 […]
Exactly 20 days after our visit at the Consulate in crazy Sta. Monica, Ca. – FedEx pulled through in an overnighter:2 books w long stay/ work visa’s for France. The gateway to owning vehicle’s, opening bank acts, and access to healthcare. It’s been a fun month, from being inspired by […]
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Exchange within an exchange and my first time skiing in winterpark