From the Dam parking area, descend the path and steps to the west which lead down to the dam itself. Walk across the dam and carry on along the road on the far side until you are past the north ridge of the Aiguille du Van.

Put your skis on and begin skinning south up the lovely mellow gully/bowl north-west of the Grand Perron. At one point the gully gets very narrow and then opens up again into another bowl. Drift south-east up this, heading directly for the Pointe de l'Ifala, which is now clearly visible above you.

Head straight for the North-west Couloir and then skin as far as you can up it before eventually admitting defeat and bootpacking the final section. The Couloir doesn't actually reach the summit for the Pointe de L'Ifala but the view across the Mont Blanc Massif from the top of the route should compensate for the lack of a summit.

Ski down the couloir, which is narrow and steep at the top and then, open reaching more open slopes, head out right to the dramatic hanging ramp north of the Pointe de L'Ifala and follow it as it traverses beneath the Pain de Sucre and Pointe de Vouilloz.

The ramp eventually begins to steepen and narrow, at which point you need to closely follow our line in order to locate the exit couloir, which is an excellent little run in itself.

Once out of the exit couloir, keep pushing right and hold as much height as possible in order to reach the road as late as you can. Once you do finally hit it, walk back across the dam and up to the parking area for a celebratory drink.