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LA PLAGNE OFFPISTE
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Creux Bozon
An equally fine companion route to the Couloir de Pramain A brilliant companion to the Couloir de Pramain, leaving that route beyond the col to find an even more secluded bowl to the north. Again the skiing is not too hard, but you're a long way from the crowds and any help here, so make sure you're prepared. Follow the route described for the Couloir de Pramain until you reach the scoop just before the col. Take a high line on the right and pop over the ridge before you reach the actual col, then traverse right to reach an open slope leading into the main bowl. Ski down the fantastic wide open slopes of the bowl heading for the wide avalanche corridor through the trees below. Follow this straight down between the trees and find a place to cross the stream below to reach the piste leading to the Bauches chair. Written by Leon Butler
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Couloir de Pramain
A beautiful, varied line down wild open slopes A fantastic off-piste adventure through wild terrain, but with relatively easy access. The skiing is varied with a combination of open slopes at the top and spaced trees lower down. Never too hard, but this a big mountain environment, so make sure you are properly prepared and aware of the snow conditions and avalanche risk. Cut right from the Bellecote black piste as high as you can before it turns left into the Rochu bowl, and pick a traverse line across the wide slope towards an obvious ramp leading leftwards to the col in the ridge ahead. Once through the col bear left down the wide open couloir. As you approach the treeline bear left for a more open descending traverse to the bottom, or right for a longer finish through the open trees, both finishing on Le Dérochoir piste. Written by Leon Butler
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Combe de La Vélière
A magnificent wild open valley with a tricky exit, ending in an isolated village A fabulous off-piste adventure, with reasonable skiing but very careful route-finding required. A good snowpack is necessary to avoid bare south-facing slopes at the end. The top sections is prone to windslab. The exit follows a narrow track with sheer drops, and is the only way out through cliff barriers to the valley bottom. From the top of La Mio black piste, branch left where the piste turns right, and follow the ridge for about 200m. Move slightly down the left-hand slope until the slope below eases a little and it is possible to cut back sharply left and traverse down across a steep slope into the main bowl. Follow the floor of the bowl, moving to the left side where it narrows to a real valley, and continue all the way above the stream until near the final steepening. Keep your height above the stream, aiming for a small col directly ahead, on the left of the valley as it bears right and drops steeply to the main valley. Pop over the col and into a small bowl which funnels down to a narrow outlet. Pick up the track which cuts out right from the end of the tiny valley, and makes a sharp zig-zag back left across a very steep slope, and down to the tiny hamlet of Les Bois. Written by FATMAP Official
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Canadian Couloir
The easiest of the classics on the true north face. Another big north face classic, and the easiest line on the main face, but still a serious and committing proposition. A wild, steep face in a true big mountain environment, with all that goes with that. Start by traversing right off the Bellecôte black piste as soon as it branches off Le Rochu, to hit the ridge a little below the rocky outcrop. Turn the ridge and traverse rightwards into the top of wide couloir. This narrows and steepens (45°), before gradually widening and easing again. At the foot of the couloir bear right to join the exit route described for the Cairn Couloir. Written by FATMAP Official
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Cairn Couloir
Fantastic but serious big mountain line on a majestic, wild north face The Cairn Couloir is one of the more popular lines on the main Bellecôte North Face. It is steep and serious, with a narrow section near the top, and particular care required to pick a safe line through the small cliffs that criss-cross the bottom of the face. Start at a large cairn just above a flattish point on the ridge, before the La Combe piste zigzags back left into the bowl. Follow the couloir steeply (40-45°) for the first 300 metres, until the couloir widens and the slope eases a little. Either continue straight down, avoiding numerous small cliffs, or traverse carefully left to join the wide lower part of the Canadian Couloir to the bottom of the steep part of the face. Bear rightwards in the bowl below to outflank the steep ground below, and then join the main gully bed for the ski out to the road - often over avalanche debris. Written by Leon Butler
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Petit Face Nord
A classic route down the north face, one of the less risky routes This is a beautiful run with incredible views and a real backcountry, big mountain feel. It can get tracked out very quickly as its popular with guides but that takes nothing away from the adventure. Its reached by skiing part way down the Rochu, there is a gateway with a black sing marking the entry into this dangerous area, follow the obvious trail as it bends around to the right. keep going along this righ hand traverse until you are stood on a cornice line, you can clearly look up to the North face so you know you are in the right place. This is your entry point. If you look down fall line you will see a massive bowl, there is a rideline on the right and over that is the canadiens couloir. You want to just ski fall line from where you are stood. The route is pretty obvious as long as you keep hug the right side of the bowl. Its a long descent and although its a popular route it is still very avalanche prone so ski one at a time and stop in safe places. This bowl holds the snow very well so its great a few days after new snow. As you near the end of the bowl you will notice that trees are getting denser, keep heading towards the right hand side and you will meet a summer walking track that traverses fairly sharply to the right, just keep following this and you will appear in an massive opening that is the bottom of the North Face. Now its an easy ski down to Les Lanches and a nice cold beer at the bar. Note - this is an amazing face and not as risky as the other routes so there will be less experienced people on it, just be sensible and dont get others into danger. Written by Leon Butler
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Les Rossets
A fairly short, but enjoyable series of bowls and funnels leading through the steep ground on the east face of the Roche de Mio Several variations of route exist through slightly complex terrain linking the easiest slopes through a steep mountainside. Careful route-finding is required and the whole area should be avoided after heavy snowfall. From directly behind the restaurant at the Roche de Mio summit, ski open bowls and rolls, bearing leftwards to avoid the lower cliffs. Turn the snowy ridge on the left, ski into the wide, steeper funnel below, which runs out to the Chalet de Bellecôte lift in the valley bottom. Written by FATMAP Official