95 m away
Trifides - Grand Couloir
Easy to access, steep couloir skiing. A La Grave classic.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.8 km
- Ascent
- 6 m
- Descent
- 719 m
A committing steep skiing line with a long and highly-technical entry.
Freeride Skiing Extreme
Despite being highly visible from many spots in and around La Grave, only a handful of recorded ski descents of this line have ever been made.
Access to the line takes almost a full day (when moving as quickly as possible), and requires multiple climbs and traverses.
The final step is a (x2) 50m rappel down the cliffs at the entrance of Serac Paradise couloir. There are no ropes or anchors in place, meaning that this is the crucial barrier to getting into the couloir.
Once inside the couloir, a narrow +50-degree slope then opens out into a wider face, with some small cliffs to navigate out of the bottom.
After the couloir and face, it opens out into a large bowl of fresh snow at around 35-40 degrees.
While this zone is filled with fresh powder, it also needs to be skied as fast as possible, as it is exposed to the Seracs far above that give this line its name: "Serac Paradise." This exact route was skied by Sam Anthamatten, Johnny Collinson and Benjamin Ribeyre for the "Faction presents La Grave" movie.
Extreme
Extreme skiing terrain above 45 degrees. These routes are reserved for experienced experts.
95 m away
Easy to access, steep couloir skiing. A La Grave classic.
Severe Freeride Skiing
141 m away
The La Grave mega-classic
Difficult Freeride Skiing
155 m away
A La Grave mega-classic with 1800m of steep North facing skiing back to La Grave
Difficult Freeride Skiing
378 m away
A direct variation on the La Grave classic
Difficult Freeride Skiing
400 m away
A very serious and wild series of couloirs down to the valley
Severe Freeride Skiing
417 m away
A steeper, more serious variant of the Trifides couloirs
Extreme Freeride Skiing
529 m away
Another steeper, more serious variant of the Trifides couloirs
Extreme Freeride Skiing
569 m away
A variation on the classic Grand Couloir
Severe Freeride Skiing
814 m away
Classic La Grave couloir skiing
Severe Freeride Skiing
1.1 km away
Serious, steep skiing in an incredible environment
Extreme Freeride Skiing
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