The King of the 4 Vallées : Mont Fort's Biggest Lines

The views are spectacular from Mont Fort and so is the skiing - the variety of lines accessed from the peak is extraordinary and all of them are challenging. Even descending the standard itinerary route (marked as the Mont Fort piste but actually bearing minimal resemblance to a piste) down the mountain's west face is a career highlight for many skiers and will, unless you're lucky enough to ski it immediately after snowfall, put your mogul skills to the test.

The most famous line off Mont Fort is arguably "Mont Fort - Backside", a long and incredibly scenic adventure through some wild terrain which takes you down to the Siviez dam and on again to Siviez village itself. For those who want even more adventure from the trip to Siviez, the "Jacob's Ladder" variant, which also takes you onto the Glacier du Mont Fort, is excellent. If that's still not enough, then the "Phantom Couloir" and "Mont Fort North Face" lines are amongst the most extreme in the 4 Vallées.

The final series of lines in here take you to the legendary Bec de Rosses - the location for the Freeride World Tour's annual culmination, and one of the best known extreme faces in the Alps.

Suffice to say that your first trip up Mont Fort will not be your last!