Mountain rescue services have been busy in la Grave. Tuesday afternoon the PGHM helicopter had to fly from Grenoble to pull 9 people out of the 1000m Orcière couloir when they found that their abseil rope was too short. Same procedure today at 7.30pm when the PG from Briancon had to rescue four Brits who had attempted the couloir without a rope. Obviously not PisteHors.com readers (see links below)
http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Hautes-Alpes/La-Grave-Off-Piste-Map
http://pistehors.com/backcountry/wiki/Hautes-Alpes/Girose-Glacier