The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in 3 Valleys

A wonderful journey on mellow terrain, with ample opportunity to spot the many steeper couloirs and faces around the head of the Les Avals valley. Perfect for spring days or in light, cold and fluffy powder! From the Chanrossa or Roc Merlet chairs take the long traverse under the NE face of the Roc Merlet until under 3 little towers of rock....

A fine short tour which gets you a long way from the lifts in a short time, with great views onto the Grande Casse, Grande Gliere and more as you near the top of the skin! Starting from the Col de Chanrossa take the traverse under the Roc Merlet face to below the 2 small rock towers, where a short skin or bootpack will get you to the obvious shoulder....

A brilliant short ski tour to a well-positioned summit with views of the Grande Casse and the other major Vanoise peaks up behind Pralognan - a stunning skyline which is worth the walk....

One of the easier ski tours linking Courchevel and Pralognan this is a great introduction to the area and gives plenty of opportunities to scope out the access to other tours in the area - Col du Biol, Breche Portetta, Couloir des Chamois and so on… The tour is described here without lift access but can also be started by any of the descents or tours dropping in to the Les Avals valley from the Courchevel 1650 lift system....

A nice day tour from Courchevel to Pralognan, this can also be used to access the Roc de la Pêche refuge as the start of a longer tour in the Vanoise....