Pebbles
Short and STEEP line while skiing in the Bassias d'Ourdegon
Freeride Skiing Extreme
- Distance
- 129 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 85 m
- Low Point
- 2.3 km
- High Point
- 2.4 km
- Gradient
- 39˚
Pebbles is a short steep shot in the East bowl of Pic d'Ourdegon. Great to link with skiing the East side of Ourdegon from the top and with BamBam, the couloir to climber's right of Pebbles. The difficulty rating for this route uses the posted FATMAP criteria. See more info and photos at www.couloirquest.com.
Difficulty
Extreme
Extreme skiing terrain above 45 degrees. These routes are reserved for experienced experts.
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
- Ice axe
- Crampons