Marbree Couloir
Probably the most spectacular descent on the Hellbronner, this line goes through some huge terrain and features steep freeriding.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Ascent
- 96 m
- Descent
- 2 km
The very best lines in the Mecca of big mountain skiing, this is what a steep skier's dream winter looks like.
Freeride Skiing, Ski Touring Severe, Extreme
Also in Haute-Savoie, France • Valais, Switzerland
Listing great ski descents in Chamonix is a potentially endless task but even in this most famous of valleys, some routes stand out above the rest. Here they are.
By Chamonix standards, none of these descents are cutting edge but by any measure they are all serious and command respect. Skiing them will take you all over this rightly revered mountain valley and will demand you to possess a wide range of skills, from the skiing itself through to abseiling and cramponing. Beyond the hard skills, deciding when to ski each of these lines requires expert judgement and decision making.
Getting these ticked off in a single week might just be possible given exceptional conditions and motivation, but even getting them done over the course of a season would be a superb achievement for any serious skier.
Probably the most spectacular descent on the Hellbronner, this line goes through some huge terrain and features steep freeriding.
Severe Ski Touring
A mythical run down a hanging glacier overlooking Chamonix, the steep and serious the first pitch is often icy and has led to many an accident.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
Steep and serious terrain reached easily from the Brevent cable car, in a nutshell what Chamonix steep skiing is about.
Severe Freeride Skiing
This is a classic extreme skiing line, not only in Chamonix, but across the Alps. 900 meters of sustained and serious terrain between 40-50 degrees; enough to get anyones heart pumping.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
A steep and technical couloir that gives way to big open slopes in a magnificent setting.
Extreme Ski Touring
A beautiful and classic steep face with a hazardous entrance
Severe Ski Touring
A prominent and sought after summit at 3900 meters yet it remains much more accessible than the other major peaks of the Argentière Basin.
Severe Ski Touring
A fantastic route which is surely on every steep skier's tick list
Extreme Ski Touring
A truly inconic ski face, THE line of the Argentière Basin
Extreme Ski Touring
A large and very attractive couloir in plain view from Chamonix
Severe Ski Touring
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