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The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Courmayeur

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Only a short distance from the hustle of Chamonix is mellow Cormayeur with friendly wide open pistes, great, inexpensive food and coffee But also it offers challenging off piste above and below the trees, and a brand new rotating lift accessing the famous Vallee Blanche.

Top 9 backcountry skiing routes in Courmayeur

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Youla, Skiers Right

Expert or beginner off piste you can have fun no matter what your ability and this run is an ideal place to start. This is an expert's warm up run or a beginner's opportunity to practice steep (ish) skiing technique....

Puffi (Smurf) Run

This section- (you cant quite call it a run, as it simply isnt long enough) should be one you do with a playful spirit; see it as a chance to nurture your inner child....

Col D' Arp

This run is a wonderful off piste journey starting from the magnificent viewpoint of the Cresta d'Arp, overlooking the wild south side of Mont Blanc. It's the kind run that will take a half day at least....

Pumba Run

Take the Dzeleuna chair lift and take blue 2. Follow blue 2 until you arrive at the interaction between Blue 2 and Red 1. Just 5 metres before the crossroad there is an entrance into the forest....

Dolonne Couloir from Le Greye

Head up to the same start point at the top of the Checruit Cable Car (take the immediate left hand exit of the cable car) and then pass the LeGreye skilift/slope....

Vesses couloirs from Arp

This run has it all! It's steep and challenging in parts, there are open expanses to gain plenty of speed and enjoy some turns but also (if you time it just right after a snowfall) fantastic powder....

Dolonne Couloir from Youla

This run is fantastic. It isn't EXACTLY the old Freeride World Tour route from top to toe, as it would involve a considerable additional vertical hike. However the bulk of this run is the official route....

La Thuile to Bonatti Hut

La Thuile is a busy hub and not an easy place to start your journey from, as the deep sided valley usually contains avalanche debris. Head in the easiest possible way towards the Youla valley....

Cresta Youla Capre (Goat) Couloir

This is the kind of run that makes you feel you are venturing into the unknown while having the security of the piste and the populated area just 100 metres away....

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