Skate up to the Grand Rocher via the Refuge and Cret Luisard pistes. Still lacking some snow at the bottom when I arrived, the bare patches were covered by a few cms of fresh at 5pm. The sunny weather soon transformed into a snowstorm blown in by SW winds. This gave nice, soft ski conditions for the descent. Very good skating snow - hard and slippy. Despite the walking at the bottom I made the refuge in 33 minutes (VAM of 500 m/h).
Weather: Sun, then heavy snow.
Access: Snow from the col du Barioz, tricky driving.
Country: France Area: Belledonne Trailhead: Barioz