337 m away
E.N.S.A. Couloir
Steep and serious terrain reached easily from the Brevent cable car, in a nutshell what Chamonix steep skiing is about.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 2.8 km
- Ascent
- 14 m
- Descent
- 1.4 km
One of the best descents off Brévent, with cold conditions needed.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
From the summit of Brévent, duck under the ropes and head immediately left (south) as for the ENSA couloir. Ski past the entrance to ENSA and traverse along the back of the ridge. Ski and sidestep your way westwards along the whole length of this ridgeline until arriving at a prominent flat area above the refuge. Pick a line down past the refuge, skiing down beautiful and open 35 degree slopes that are south-east facing. Trending slightly skier's left, ski down through the trees (gets a bit tight and involves some 'combat' skiing) until reaching the Balcon Sud trail. Follow this back to the bottom of the Plan Praz gondola.
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
337 m away
Steep and serious terrain reached easily from the Brevent cable car, in a nutshell what Chamonix steep skiing is about.
Severe Freeride Skiing
548 m away
Steep and serious skiing under the very impressive Brévent cliff face.
Severe Freeride Skiing
670 m away
“THE" classic freeride face at Brévent which offers numerous different routes of varying difficulty.
Severe Freeride Skiing
886 m away
A fun excursion a short way from the piste.
Severe Freeride Skiing
1.1 km away
Although shorter than the other Brevent couloirs the Allias offers a wider canvas pefect for opening up.
Severe Freeride Skiing
1.1 km away
A wide open col leads to a classic off piste jaunt which leads back to the piste.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
1.3 km away
Good skiing awaits in this classic couloir which holds snow well until late in the day due to its westerly aspect
Severe Freeride Skiing
1.3 km away
A big couloir taking you back to the resort, well worth the extra work needed to hike.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
3.8 km away
A series of walking trails makes it possible to ski from the tunnel du Mont Blanc back to chamonix if there is enough snow.
Moderate Freeride Skiing
4.3 km away
A great extension from the Lachenal bowl that leads to the valley floor.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
10 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring
10 routes · Freeride Skiing
10 routes · Freeride Skiing