Circumnavigation of the Pain de Sucre
4 cols in 2 countries and some great skiing around a stunning mountain!
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 8.3 km
- Ascent
- 925 m
- Descent
- 924 m
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4 cols in 2 countries and some great skiing around a stunning mountain!
Difficult Ski Touring
A long and rewarding day which can be shortened if required.
Difficult Ski Touring
A gorgeous day, the highlight of which is a lovely north facing bowl beneath the Pointes des Sagnes Longues.
Difficult Ski Touring
A classic couloir combined with epic views make this a classic day.
Difficult Ski Touring
One big climb over a steady col then a long descent to Nevache.
Moderate Ski Touring
The iconic ski peak of the area. A must do summit with incredible views and a big spring descent to a brilliant hut.
Difficult Ski Touring
A short descent, then through a spectacular col then a short journey to the Col des Cerces, before a final descent to the Drayeres Hut
Moderate Ski Touring
A beautiful introduction to this unspoilt area with gorgeous, varied and extremely friendly huts.
Moderate Ski Touring
A classic ski couloir in a wild valley
Severe Ski Touring
A classic ski tour in a peaceful and little known part of the French Alps.
Difficult Ski Touring
A relatively easy skin with a steepening to the final col before a nearly 2000m descent to finish.
Difficult Ski Touring
A famous ski mountaineering day, to the ski summit of the Dome des Ecrins (4015m) before a descent to the Glacier Blanc Hut
Severe Ski Touring
A crucial link up a complex glacier through a high col, with an optional peak
Severe Ski Touring
Ascent of la Grande Ruine before a huge descent
Severe Ski Touring
A long climb to a high col with amazing views, then a traverse to a high hut- into the wilderness!
Severe Ski Touring
An obvious line visible from the start of the valley which makes you just want to ski it.
Difficult Ski Touring