| Free riding
in La Grave |
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| Duration |
6 days |
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| Dates of the trip |
March 10th to 15th; March 24th to 29th
April 14th to 19th |
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| Guide to client ratio |
1 : 5 |
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| Cost 1 : 2 - 3 |
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See our payment conditions |
| Cost 1 : 4 - 5 |
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| Technical level required |
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| Cost includes : : professional UIAGM mountain guide,
ski passes, local transportation (train, buses, taxi),
lodging at our hotel in La Grave, B&B |
| Cost does not include : lunches and dinners, flights
and transportation to Grenoble and/or Geneva, return trip
to Grenoble/Geneva and any extra expenses due to a change in
our program |
| Your are responsible for : your own equipment, expenses
in case of rescue |
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La Grave is located on the border of the Ecrins National Park in France, about 150 km east of Grenoble. This small ski resort has gained an amazing reputation for freeride in the last years.
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For skiing in la Grave we take advantage of our contact there, Gary Gashurst. Gary has been skiing in la Grave for the last ten years and knows every corner and resource of this steep and demanding terrain.
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Ski touring equipment and experience are recommended for better access to the most spectacular runs at the foot of the Meije.
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| Our freeride seminars are safety orientated.
More than just a theoretical snow and avalanche course : a practical
field work… Your guide will show you how to use rescue
devices, how to read and understand the signs that the mountains
give us.
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Practical application of new skills is for us
much more efficient than an out of context course. If you join
us, feel free to set your objectives with your guide at the
beginning of your trip, to get more than powder and meters…
but also a technical background for a safer practice.
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| Day 1 |
Meeting in our hotel in La Grave.
Equipment check and team meeting in the afternoon. |
| Day 2 to day 6 |
According to conditions and weather, skiing in the
La Grave and Serre Chevalier area.
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Tipical runs are :
- Les Enfetchores
- Glacier du Tabuchet
- Tour de la Meije
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This is an intermediate tour and requires a good level of fitness. Participants must be good skiers able to perform strong parallel turns on steep exposed terrain in variable conditions: powder, hard spring snow, crud and everything in between.
Basic mountaineering skills are helpful. Your guide will be happy to teach you these skills during the tour. |
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