Looking down to the Vallee Blanche and the Cosmiques Hut used by climbers on Mont Blanc, small figures are seen in the valley, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Climbers trails and crevices crossing the Vallee Blanche, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Climbers descending down a steep ridge from the Aiguille du Midi to the valley Blanche below, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

A snowboarder enjoys superb spring snow high on the famous Valley Blanche ski run, one of the world's most celebrated glacier descents, with Mont Blanc Du Tacul in the distance, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, western Alps, France, Europe

The ice tunnel leaving the Aiguille du Midi to descend into the Valley blanche, Chamonix, Mont Blanc Massif, Alps, France, Europe

The ice tunnel leaving the Aiguille du Midi to descend into the Valley blanche, Chamonix, Mont Blanc Massif, Alps, France, Europe