492 m 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
Laisinant
Espace Killy
Tignes and Val d'Isère
Vanoise Massif
Charbonnel Group
Wide open skiing with a few fun variations.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 4 km
- Ascent
- 802 m
- Descent
- 1.2 km
- Low Point
- 2 km
- High Point
- 2.6 km
- Gradient
- 42˚
This is a popular freeride skiing route which is generally considered to be difficult. It's not remote, it features medium exposure (e2) and is typically done between December and April. From a low point of 2 km to the maximum altitude of 2.6 km, the route covers 4 km, 802 vertical metres of ascent and 1198 vertical metres of descent. It's graded 2.2 and Labande grade 3.
Description
From the Laisinant chair start on the Route du Col piste. Ski off right linking the great rolling terrain following your nose and exploring until rejoining Piste-L below and returning to the chair.
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
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Features
- Trees
Similar routes nearby
835 m 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
1.2 km away
Fornet Forest Gullies
Short, steep, easy-access tree lines
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 513 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 172 m
1.2 km away
Lavancher Couloir
A popular, easy to access classic couloir - you'll need to get up early to get first tracks here.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 453 m
1.3 km away
Danaides
This alternative line to the Lavancher couloir provides some steep tree skiing but can be dangerous.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.5 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 641 m
1.4 km away
Marmottes
Enjoyable, beautiful skiing but check the snow conditions before setting out
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 1.9 km
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 655 m
1.4 km 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
1.6 km away
Super S
Good skiing with easy access, close to the pistes
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 927 m
- Ascent
- 2 m
- Descent
- 426 m
2 km away
Tete du Grand Plan
More technical variant of Grand Vallon
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 931 m
- Ascent
- 3 m
- Descent
- 385 m
2 km 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
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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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