Slope Aspect: East
Trip ReportsVertical Climbed: 800 meters (2,625 feet)
Avalanche Risk: 2
Snowline: 1,060
It has snowed consistently over the last couple of weeks and although I didn't expect the forest to be great the rest of the route should be ok. I skied down the SE flank of the couloir, both steeper and more technical but untracked for those same reasons. The forest still has some treacherous rocks so I traversed over to the path and skied (slalomed) down. Pistes of the ski de Marcieu are in very good condition.
Some timings for reference
09.03 Col de Marcieu (1060m)
09.18 Top of Pistes (1280m - 880 vam)
09.36 (pt 1451m (570 vam)
09.46 Exit from forest (1620m 1020 vam)
10.01 Traverse
10.05 Top of Couloir (1800m 720vam)
10.30 Col de Marcieu
Weather: Sunny, cloud in valleys.
Access: Snow after St Bernard
Country: France Area: Chartreuse Trailhead: Col de Marcieu