Posted on #!31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200p4831#31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200p-8Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx31 03 31 -31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200p8Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx312017mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200358355 mercredi=146#!31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200pEurope/Paris5#mai 3, 2017#!31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200p4831#/31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200p-8Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx31#!31mer, 03 Mai 2017 20:35:48 +0200pEurope/Paris5# by ianhuyton
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Under normal conditions you need to get up really early after (or during) a snowstorm to ski La Grave on untracked snow. This is especially true on the more popular routes. Getting to the top of your chosen itinerary first is not enough….
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I’ve written a few posts on the classic backcountry descents that start from Les Deux Alpes heading towards St. Christoph or La Grave. Up to now though, I have neglected to mention those routes closer to home, which both start and finish within the…
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The Vallons de la Meije and Vallons de Chancel might not be everybody’s idea of easy skiing, but ease is relative. In La Grave these long off-piste runs provide the standard routes down for those who want to avoid extreme terrain, couloirs, crevasse zones…
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The Aiguilles Rouges route from La Toura is one of the two classic descents from Les Deux Alpes to St. Christoph, the other being the Vallon de la Selle. Like the Selle, the run is mostly south facing, so it can be a fantastic…
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The Couloir de l’Ours in La Grave is one that I had often looked up at whilst skiing one of the common variations of the classic Vallons de la Meije in La Grave, both with friends and with clients. My favoured version of the…
Posted on #!31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200p4631#31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200p-11Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx31 15 31 -31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200p11Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx312016dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +02005211525 dimanche=146#!31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200pEurope/Paris5#mai 15, 2016#!31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200p4631#/31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200p-11Europe/Paris3131Europe/Parisx31#!31dim, 15 Mai 2016 11:52:46 +0200pEurope/Paris5# by ianhuyton
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The Vallon de la Selle is one of the classic routes from Les Deux Alpes or La Grave to the village of St Christoph in the Veneon Valley. Despite the start point at nearly 3600m and the high-mountain terrain it crosses the route is…