426 m away
3 Cols
A classic high mountain excursion, the Trois Cols is a fantastic journey through three major glacial basins.
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 7.1 km
- Ascent
- 353 m
- Descent
- 848 m
A very rewarding descent amongst beautiful granite formations, but not easy to find in good condition.
Ski Touring Extreme
This lies amongst beautiful granite formations, but not easy to find in good condition.
From the top of the Grand Montets cable car, ski down the very start of the Point du Vue piste before quickly ducking the rope and heading skier's right and down the Glacier du Rognons. Take care to watch out for some large crevasses on the upper section. Keep to skier's right of the Rognon itself (a large rock island). This soon brings you down onto the Glacier d'Argentière. Transition to skins and head east to the bottom of the Glacier du Chardonnet. The first couple hundred meters of the climb can be quite steep and it is advisable to take ski crampons (or it may even be necessary to climb on foot sometimes). It is possible to climb either to the left or the right of the icefall in the middle. This brings you to the bottom of the couloir. Halfway up there is a small ridge separating the lower couloir from the upper branches. It is possible to take the left hand branch which is a more logical way to the summit (east facing) or the right hand branch (south facing) which terminates at the ridge (Forbes Arete). The lower half of the couloir faces east so if starting from the first bin you had better be fast! Ski back down the Glacier du Chardonnet and out down the Glacier d'Argentière and back down to Lognan.
Extreme
Extreme skiing terrain above 45 degrees. These routes are reserved for experienced experts.
426 m away
A classic high mountain excursion, the Trois Cols is a fantastic journey through three major glacial basins.
Moderate Ski Touring
653 m away
The West Couloir is yet another reason why the Aiguille Chardonnet is one of the best summits for steep skiing in the Alps.
Extreme Ski Touring
1.2 km away
One of the best steep faces in the area and a much sought after descent
Extreme Ski Touring
1.6 km away
A fantastic route which is surely on every steep skier's tick list
Extreme Ski Touring
2.3 km away
A spectacular hanging couloir, this line is a 1000m TD alpine route that has seen only three known descents
Extreme Ski Touring
2.4 km away
One of the lowest angle ski tours in the Argentiere basin, to a fabulous viewpoint.
Moderate Ski Touring
2.4 km away
A mythical line down the true north face of Les Courtes, it has still seen hardly more than a handful of descents.
Extreme Ski Touring
2.5 km away
An inspiring couloir past a bulging tongue of ice.
Extreme Ski Touring
2.5 km away
A great introduction to the steep north faces of the Argentière Basin.
Extreme Ski Touring
2.6 km away
A beautiful wide and open steep ski face, one of the most popular of the Argentière Basin's celebrated North Faces. Shorter than the rest but steep and exposed in the upper half.
Extreme Ski Touring
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