Holiday Summary:
This is a high altitude, freeride, off piste ski or snowboard trip where you will skiing and snowboarding the best powder in the southern French Alps! The main ski domain will be accessed using the famous La Grave cable car for getting uphill with some skinning (max 400m) for access to particular descents. You will join a group of other skiers or snowboarders at your level and our guides will tailor make a continually evolving programme of spectacular freeride descents making the most of the local conditions and the level of your group.
About La Grave / La Meije:
This ski area is served by one historic cable car and lift extension that takes you up to the glaciers of La Meije massif at 3600m. There are no pisted or way marked routes to follow down, just pure off piste skiing. There are a two classic descents, the Vallons de la Meije and the Vallons de Chancel but in addition to that there are over 15 couloirs of varying difficulties to discover and plenty of other off piste ski routes and itineraries to explore. It really is an experienced skiers paradise.
The cable car has an iconic history in the region built originally in 1976, it has resisted being bought out by large global lift companies and has maintained its charm and authenticity without compromising safety.
Safety:
You will be skiing over glaciers and in a high mountain, un-managed terrain, which is a potentially dangerous environment with risk of avalanche and rock fall as well as the ski-related risk of injuring yourself by falling during a descent.
Safety is our utmost priority and you will be equipped with an avalanche safety pack with all our trips. Our guides are all fully qualified UIAGM high mountain guides, which is the highest qualification possible in the mountains and we have a maximum of 5 people per guide in our groups at all times and often less. Our guides monitor the weather and conditions on a daily basis and choose their routes with great care and attention both to the conditions but also to your level and with safety as their priority. If conditions are poor in La Grave they also have the possibility of going to other ski areas like Serre Chevalier or Montgenevre where there are lots of amazing off piste and free-ride descents to be had.
