In reply to smithaldo:
> the problem will most likely be the snow. You would be wallowing in lots of it on anything shallow and from memory there isn't really anything around there that looks ridge like enough to not have snow and be a January objective.
> There is a reason people go skiing at that time of year.
True, but snowshoeing (raquetting) is a viable alternative, if the party does not have ski-touring (ski de rando) skills. Nothing like as good or flexible, but is at least viable. Raquettes (and with some more greater difficulty and a LOT more cost, ski-rando kit), can be hired locally.
> There are some ice climbs in the resort but not sure they regularly form anymore?
Need to check (typically on IceFall.com or Camptocamp) if they are there, if it is a dry year, the lakes that overflow to form them are frequently drained to supply the snow cannons.