Running the Glaciers of Mont Blanc; New Challenge for Skiers Atop the `Roof of Europe'

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 21, 1988| Author: W. David Gardner | Copyright information

Let's say you're an intermediate skier in good condition. You've skied moguls, big and small. You've schussed some of the famous trails in the Rockies and the Green Mountains. Now you're getting a little bored with it all.

What do you do?

You do what I did-you go to Courmayeur-Mont Blanc, in the Italian Alps, and ski down the side of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps. The run over glaciers is called the Valle'e Blanche, and since it's more than 12 miles long, it se...

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