How about a little (CH) stoke? TR: Becca 3123m

[TeleAl]

Becca d'Audon = The Oldenhorn
Tsanfleuron Glacier
It was just one of those days when you finally check off an item from the list of things you have been wanting to do for a long time, and finally it all came together and you got it done. It was today for me.

Short story followed by lots of pics, including a name those mountains quiz for the Swiss Alpes trivia buff. Answers to be posted in the next days, but you can play to win. The prize, some stoke; that is if you enjoy the pics and captions.

Longer story: I ski under this peak as much as possible. I see it looking majestic from a bike ride in my town. It is not much of a hike actually, but we sure did make a bit of deal out of it. In a way, it was good. But, it wasn't meant to be much more than it was, a nice out on the mountain, doing something fun and new, in nice hiking weather, on a Friday!


Looking down at the Cabane in the sun, and La Cabane in the shade.



Serge with the Stone Man.


Climbing up into the sunlight under Becca d'Audon.



Looking across the Tsanfleuron Glacier of Les Diablerets to the bowling pin.


Looking into Combe d'Audon.


We were paid a visit by this creature of Les Diablerets,
Gypaète Barbu, the Bearded Vulture.


He flew a few tours around Becca d'Audon for us.


Serge checking it out for the first time.


Snowpark.


Question 1: Name those mountains.


Question 2: Name those mountains.


Question 2 again, wider view. Remember, it's a TR, it's for the pics.


Question 4: What is the purpose of this thing. Note an installation above it,
that might be related.



Question 5: Name that mountain.


Question 6: Did I ski that couloir this past season? Will I ski it again?




Answer to Question 5 is Becca d'Audon, the mountain that today was all about.
It is also known as The Oldenhorn, and that is the name I usually call it by.

[lemon boy]

4 is easy that one of the little people's secret escape hatches from the mountain. They're built like that so they don't get trapped during blizzards.

Sweet pitchers.

[Ripzalot]

#1 matterhorn and weisshorn
#2 eiger monch and jungfraujoch

funny, i was just thinking yesterday - what does the combe look like right now?

noice!

[TeleAl]

funny, i was just thinking yesterday - what does the combe look like right now?

They are installing pipes for snow cannons in that there Combe d'Audon.
Digger digging the top part of the cat track.
Lots of activity going on.

[Ripzalot]

4 is easy that one of the little people's secret escape hatches from the mountain. They're built like that so they don't get trapped during blizzards.

Sweet pitchers.

actually les diablerets is named for the imps or "little devils" that dwell there.
so that's a damn good guess!

al, you got any closer-up pics of the scree in the combe? i'd like to know what we are skiin on top of, and where the big stuff is.

[lemon boy]

more proof that...I am a psychic....or something

[jtwassoc]

That thing in Pic 4 uses gas to create a big boom which is aimed down at the mountain, triggering an avalanche.........

[TeleAl]

al, you got any closer-up pics of the scree in the combe? i'd like to know what we are skiin on top of, and where the big stuff is.

Nope. Sorry.

That thing in Pic 4 uses gas to create a big boom which is aimed down at the mountain, triggering an avalanche.........

Confirms what we thought it was for, and there are a series of canisters on the upper installation for those tanks of compressed air. These can also be found in Cham at Argentiere.