75 m away
Poubelle Couloir
One for the poseur! A much-eyed line down a spectacular couloir. Not to be under-estimated
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 510 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 356 m
A classic Grands Montets line; open, varied, great skiing
Freeride Skiing Difficult
This bowl holds great snow and is formed from the divergence of two ancient lateral moraines that used to border the edges of the ancient glacier that came much lower down the mountain. It can be accessed most quickly from the Herse piste. After the steep icy section of the piste near the top that goes down the fall line, traverse L off the piste as it begins to ease off in angle. You are aiming to traverse just below the top of a characteristic conical hill top, the Triangle de la Herse, that is easily visible from above, taking care for rocks on the traverse, to enter the large obvious bowl. The alternative is from the Bochard lift. Duck immediately under the barriers to the R as you exit the lift station, passing under the lift line and following an obvious high traverse R for a long way, passing onto a flatter shoulder with the odd windlip you might want to play on. From here the Triangle de la Herse is visible below and R. You can take any number of slightly steeper lines, aiming for a snow covered cat track that traverses the L side of it to enter the bowl. Keep your speed under control on the last section of this track as it is often mogully/icy/rocky.
The bowl itself is a beautiful angle, holding great snow and gently easing off in angle as you descend. You can exit L or R to the adjoining pistes, or straight on, which has a number of much steeper pitches, leading you pretty much all the way down to Lognan.
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
75 m away
One for the poseur! A much-eyed line down a spectacular couloir. Not to be under-estimated
Severe Freeride Skiing
239 m away
A great alternative to the main bowl lines with fantastic skiing and reliable powder.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
533 m away
Lots of possible lines offering good variations to the main Lavancher bowl lines with many interesting bumps and rolls.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
537 m away
A wonderful variation on the legendary Pas de Chèvre. Serious skiing in a spectacular big mountain environment
Difficult Freeride Skiing
557 m away
Slyly crosses the ridge from the Bochard to find fine slopes on skier's right of the Lavancher bowl
Difficult Freeride Skiing
862 m away
A narrow hidden bowl at 35 degrees
Difficult Freeride Skiing
876 m away
A steep, narrow couloir in wild high mountain terrain
Severe Freeride Skiing
1.1 km away
An alternative approach to the lower Canadian Bowl; usually bumps at the top
Difficult Freeride Skiing
1.2 km away
A wide open glacier run in a small dip below the bounding cliffs
Moderate Freeride Skiing
1.2 km away
An imposing line down the small glacier at the top of the front face of the Grands Montets
Difficult Freeride Skiing
10 routes · Freeride Skiing
10 routes · Freeride Skiing