Chamonix and Italy off piste updates from Louise at Mountaingirl

Skied the Toule glacier from Helbronner Italy yesterday.. very wind affected and difficult crust to mid station, pockets of powder below; Then skied Vallee Blanche from Helbronner into Chamonix - again hard crust for most of the route, with powder just at last bit before hitting the flats. Lots of slab instability on the top long high traverse above the biggest crevasses which took a lot of care to pass through. Saw lots of wind scouring on grand and petit envers blowing from southwest (recent wind from northwest before that) - some wind loading action to be found up there. Today is due to snow again and we have sore legs from the 40 km of crust, so resting up today. Louise from Mountaingirl