Thought I could show you how a typical ski touring ( ski de rando (FR) day looks like. It starts around 6 am when it is still dark outside and the whole world is still asleep. It is a moment of a winter night when leaving a warm, cosy bed (on a weekend) it an unimaginable thing to do. But a thought of snow covered mountains and big blue skies keeps me going.
On our way to the mountains we can usually watch from a car or train window the sun rising above the Lake Leman
The tour to the Dent de Valerette (Massif du Giffre, canton Valais) starts in Les Giettes village; from the parking lot in Les Giettes to the summit is around 950 m of ascent. It is a moderate and pleasant tour requiring conversions only at the beginning and the last 200 meters. 
Dent de Valerette from far distance
Last 100 meters
Characteristic multi-summit of Dents du Midi 
Arrived - on the winter summit of Dent de Valerette
The reason of getting up at 6 a.m
My tiger skis and backpack with Dents du Midi in the background
Skins drying technique; I guess a person who designed this lamp new about multi-functionality.
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