Couloir d'Espade
A popular and eaisly accessed couloir. Beautiful.
Freeride Skiing Severe
- Distance
- 827 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 464 m
- Low Point
- 2 km
- High Point
- 2.4 km
- Gradient
- 49˚
The Couloir d'Espade is a popular line. It provides beautiful views and is eaisly accessable. My post on www.couloirquest.com shows the approach from the top of 4 Termes lift. Another, and possibly shorter, approach is to just head directly up from the piste at the bottom. Following the descent route for the ascent. The difficulty rating for this route utilizes the posted FATMAP criteria.
Difficulty
Severe
Steep skiing at 38-45 degrees. This requires very good technique and the risk of falling has serious consequences.
Low Exposure (E1)
Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.
Remoteness
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Features
- Couloir
Equipment required
- Skins
- Crampons