Ski Touring: Lacs de Venetier

Wed, 15 January 2014

Technical

Slope Aspect: South-West

Trip Reports

Vertical Climbed: 1,100 meters (3,609 feet)

Avalanche Risk: 2

Snowline: 1,080

Description

The 40cm of fresh snow from yesterday has seen a bit of sun and wind. It was both hard climbing and hard descending. To climb the Venetiers we followed the bed of a point avalanche that must have happened yesterday as this mean less snow to break trail. Otherwise the dense powder was like cement, hard to climb and hard to descend with anything other than fat skis.

Route Taken: We stopped at the lacs de Venetiers

Weather: Sunny, warm, start of a North wind

Access: Snow from Prabert but road cleared

Country: France Area: Belledonne Trailhead: Prabert

Participants:Anny Marco