Climb to the summit of the Pravouta (see topo Pravouta SE Face) without removing skins traverse to the summit of the Roc d'Arguille (1768m).

Parked at 1220 although the snowline was lower. Quick climb to the summit of Bec Charvet with my fats (100mm) then a descent into the west bowl which I hadn't skied before as far as the road.

ClimbFrom the parking at pt1220m above le Baure or higher later in the Spring follow the road to the Col du Coq (named after the Rock Ptarmigan that are common in the sector).

The big return of Luc from bivouak.net after his second paragliding accident. He seemed to climb pretty well given the pins in his ankle and his elderly Scarpa boots.

Huge amount of snow on the runs at St Hilaire today. I was accompanied to the top of the runs by a very intelligent sheep dog who seemed to understand English.Weather: Poor refreeze. Warm.

From les Vials the simplest is to climb to the top of the pistes (watch out for skiers).

Quick tour to check out the refreeze, which was pretty good. Still lots of snow above 1200 meters. Risk rising to 3 in the afternoon. Snow very sticky below 1100 meters.

Quick trip between school runs to take advantage of the snow. Starting from 1000m didn't quite leave enough time to make the summit of Pravouta. Too much trail to break in 30cm of fresh snow.

Habert du Pravouta. Not guarded. Under NW face of Pravouta.Comments on route: The Col du Coq / Pravouta is a wintering site for Rock Ptarmigan. Take care to stick to existing climbing routes.

ClimbFrom the Teleski du Chamchaude parking at 1250 meters about 1km before the col de Porte follow the ski run. After about 1km you join the main run from the Col de Porte on your left.