The 10 Best Steep Ski Lines in Chamonix

A beautiful and classic steep face with a hazardous entrance

Steep and serious terrain reached easily from the Brevent cable car, in a nutshell what Chamonix steep skiing is about.

A large and very attractive couloir in plain view from Chamonix

This is a classic extreme skiing line, not only in Chamonix, but across the Alps. 900 meters of sustained and serious terrain between 40-50 degrees; enough to get anyones heart pumping.

A mythical run down a hanging glacier overlooking Chamonix, the steep and serious the first pitch is often icy and has led to many an accident.

Probably the most spectacular descent on the Hellbronner, this line goes through some huge terrain and features steep freeriding.

A steep and technical couloir that gives way to big open slopes in a magnificent setting.

A truly inconic ski face, THE line of the Argentière Basin

A prominent and sought after summit at 3900 meters yet it remains much more accessible than the other major peaks of the Argentière Basin.

A fantastic route which is surely on every steep skier's tick list