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A Boston Yankie in the Alps

Neil Cote of the Boston Herald was sold on a ski holiday in Europe last winter. He thinks every skiers owes it to themselves to do the Alps at least once while there's still cartilage in the knees. But advises skiers: "Restrain your expectations". For him Chamonix's 9,205-foot vertical drop and the famous 15-mile Vallee Blanche trail were the deciding factors. Neil describe's Cham as picturesque and rife with traditional European charm. However he was frustrated by the weather: too much snow at altitude, too little lower down and a mixture of rain and fog elsewhere, neither the tops of the Aiguille du Midi or Grand Montets were open during his stay. He also advises to ski with a guide or an expert local if you stray off piste - it is not the slopes of New Hampshire but dangerous high mountain terrain.



Slippery slopes: Ski Europe's Alps, but know what you're getting into

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