If it hasn’t been too wind scoured, it should possible to ski straight from the summit before picking your way down between the Fond & Sassière glaciers which then spit you out into the Nant Cruet where these two glaciers had once carved out the steep valley walls, giving you up to 1800m descent back to Nant Cruet.

The north east face off the summit is quite steep and care must be taken that you have sufficient snow cover to ski this pitch. If you don’t then a simple walk back down the west ridge that you used to ascend will then lead to a shoulder where you can attach your skis/board and join in on the glacial descent.

Once the steep pitch has been skied, you’re then on the Glacier de la Sassière, where the usual care must be taken not to ski into any of the clear ’slumps’ in the terrain, marking crevasse danger. The glacier will soon funnel you back to the ascent path which you can stick to, to guide you home through some stunning scenery.