5.7 km away
Pain de Sucre North Face
A steep and exciting descent which can easily be bailed from if conditions are poor.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 6.8 km
- Ascent
- 681 m
- Descent
- 681 m
A popular ski tour with a long season and excellent skiing.
Ski Touring Moderate
Due to its high altitude parking, the Col Sereina can be a good day tour from early in the winter until late in the season. It can be a good choice in variable visibility as the navigation is fairly straightforward and a lot of it is in the trees. The terrain is mostly easy angled but there are big slopes above you as you approach the col and this is something to be aware of when assessing the snow conditions and stability. The slopes are North East facing and can hold good snow after a period of little fresh snow.
Skin from the back of the car park at Crévacol along a track which takes you under the road bridge. Follow the flat terrain of the stream bed until the track climbs up past a hairpin bend and a building. Ahead is a large clearing in the trees where you pass another building before entering a steeper slope in the trees. Skin up this with a couple of kick turns and exit onto gentle slopes and sparse trees (which can be useful in poor visibility). The Col can be seen from here and it is a long easy skin up the wide valley. As you approach the col, the terrain on the slopes above you steepens, and the passage becomes narrower. There is often a large wind scoop just before you arrive at the col. Enjoy the views down to Planaval and the surrounding mountains and transition for the ski down.
There is plenty of scope for fresh tracks in the wide, fun and playful terrain below, and even when you get to the thicker trees there are good clearings for some fun skiing. As you drive back down the road enjoy some Italian hospitality at one of the Cafés in Étroubles.
Moderate
Slopes become slightly steeper at around 25-30 degrees.
5.7 km away
A steep and exciting descent which can easily be bailed from if conditions are poor.
Severe Ski Touring
5.7 km away
A low stress tour which can, conditions allowing, be possible anytime between November and June.
Moderate Ski Touring
5.7 km away
St. Bernard Hospice to Valsorey Hut: the purists approach to linking La Fouly with the Valsorey Hut.
Difficult Ski Touring
5.7 km away
A bad weather option, positioning for a big mountain day the next day
Easy Ski Touring
9.2 km away
A logical link to a historic and fantastic place to spend the night
Difficult Ski Touring
9.7 km away
An ideal beginner ski tour that makes a day of going to the Grand Saint Bernard Hospice.
Easy Ski Touring
9.7 km away
A great tour on mellow terrain and which has a long season.
Moderate Ski Touring
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