We spent a lot of time hanging out in this zone—it’s one of my favorite spots I’ve ever been to. The terrain is mostly low-angle boulder fields with some convex rolls and wind-lips here and there. Towering right above you are massive glacier-covered peaks with blue ice that lights up in the evening sun. The tram above is full of tourists from all over the world—they were probably looking down at me while I was building this, wondering what the hell I was doing. Back three melon. CHAMONIX