One of the best descents off Brévent, with cold conditions needed.

Statistics

43

m

1,211

m

48

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Difficult

Description

From the summit of Brévent, duck under the ropes and head immediately left (south) as for the ENSA couloir.

Ski past the entrance to ENSA and traverse along the back of the ridge.

Ski and sidestep your way westwards along the whole length of this ridgeline until arriving at a prominent flat area above the refuge.

Pick a line down past the refuge, skiing down beautiful and open 35 degree slopes that are south-east facing.

Trending slightly skier's left, ski down through the trees (gets a bit tight and involves some 'combat' skiing) until reaching the Balcon Sud trail.

Follow this back to the bottom of the Plan Praz gondola.