195 m away
Dome
A wide open glacier run with a steep exit
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 678 m
Les Rognons
Chamonix
Les Grands Montets
A serious glacier run in the spectacular Argentiere Glacier basin
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 3.4 km
- Ascent
- 12 m
- Descent
- 867 m
- Low Point
- 2.3 km
- High Point
- 3.1 km
- Gradient
- 36˚
Description
A serious glacier run in the spectacular Argentiere Glacier basin. Head to the R of the rocky Rognon, then straight down, leaving a characteristic rocky ridge on your L after the glacial section below the Rognon. Don't stick too closely to this rocky ridge as you head down as it ends in cliffs. Instead head down and R slightly to rejoin the Rognons Glacier.
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Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Medium Exposure (E2)
As well as the slope itself, there are some obstacles (such as rock outcrops) which could aggravate injury.
Remoteness
Little chance of being seen or helped in case of an accident.
Best time to visit
Features
- Glacier
Equipment required
- Rope
- Crampons
Similar routes nearby
207 m away
Pisteurs
A short steep hanging snowfield, approached by a scramble over the Grands Montets summit
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 268 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 181 m
309 m away
Face
An imposing line down the small glacier at the top of the front face of the Grands Montets
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.1 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 547 m
436 m away
Dome Traverse
An alternative to the main Dome line.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 687 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 290 m
446 m away
Combe des Rachasses
A wide open glacier run in a small dip below the bounding cliffs
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 882 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 420 m
471 m away
Moraine des Rognons
An interesting direct line through the moraine wall to the Argentiere Glacier
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 537 m
708 m away
Rectiligne Couloir
A steep, narrow couloir in wild high mountain terrain
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 777 m
1.2 km away
Italian Bowl
Another classic Grands Montets line, accessing a hidden bowl below steep cliffs
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 2 m
- Descent
- 459 m
1.2 km away
Fredo
An alternative approach to the lower Canadian Bowl; usually bumps at the top
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 531 m
1.5 km away
Fillot
Slyly crosses the ridge from the Bochard to find fine slopes on skier's right of the Lavancher bowl
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.1 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 443 m
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Guidebooks in this area
9 routes · Freeride Skiing