34 m away
Grand Vallon
Easy access off piste run on a large north facing slope often offering fantastic cold snow.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.9 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 600 m
Grand Vallon Variant
Espace Killy
Tignes and Val d'Isère
Charbonnel Group
A long ski descent away from the lifts with a lot of space for exploration.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 5.4 km
- Ascent
- 33 m
- Descent
- 1 km
- Low Point
- 1.9 km
- High Point
- 2.9 km
- Gradient
- 37˚
This is a popular freeride skiing route which is generally considered to be difficult. It's very remote, it features medium exposure (e2) and is typically done between December and April. From a low point of 1.9 km to the maximum altitude of 2.9 km, the route covers 5.4 km, 33 vertical metres of ascent and 1004 vertical metres of descent. It's graded 3.2 and Labande grade 4.
Description
Traverse hard right off the Signal cable car towards the Point du Grand Vallon and get behind the crest as soon as possible to access the north facing slopes before descending to the valley bottom and finally skiing back to Le Fornet.
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
- Cliffs
Similar routes nearby
52 m away
Tete du Grand Plan
More technical variant of Grand Vallon
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 931 m
- Ascent
- 3 m
- Descent
- 385 m
352 m away
Grand Vallon 2
Easy access off piste run on a large north facing slope often with fantastic cold snow
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.8 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 630 m
621 m away
Pyramides Bowl
An easily-accessed bowl to lap straight after snowfall.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 370 m
1.4 km away
Col Pers, avoiding Gorge
The Val mega classic avoiding the gorge
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 3.1 km
- Ascent
- 11 m
- Descent
- 748 m
1.7 km away
Fornet Trees
Great tree skiing - good for bad visibility/weather days
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 11 m
- Descent
- 397 m
1.8 km away
Fornet Forest Gullies
Short, steep, easy-access tree lines
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 513 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 172 m
2 km away
Laisinant
Wide open skiing with a few fun variations.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 4 km
- Ascent
- 802 m
- Descent
- 1.2 km
2.4 km away
The White Rabbit
Great short descent through open terrain and short forrest.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 19 m
- Descent
- 389 m
2.7 km away
3300 Bowl
The central line down slightly steeper terrain than the classic "Pays Desert".
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- 19 m
- Descent
- 455 m
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Guidebooks in this area
70 routes · Freeride Skiing
Fantastic Freeriding Around Tignes and Val d'Isère
6 routes · Freeride Skiing
Tignes - Val d’Isère’s Easy Off Piste Classics
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