Last week of the season at Val Thorens and fresh show... Great! Colin and I made an early start, and were waiting for the lifts to open at 9am.
We started by dropping straight down the side of boismint on perfect untouched powder. It was only about 10cm deep and below it was a hard layer - so we stuck to the gullies where it was deeper. Having got to the lowest point in Val Thorens and decided the snow cover went low enough.. it was time to do something a bit more ambitious.
From the top of Cime Caron the views were spectacular - its was competely clear. I started down col de l'audzin, and just before it crosses into back into the Val Thorens valley dropped off the piste. From here there is about 17km of amazing off piste. The valley is behind Val T - so there are no lifts to spoil the landscape. There are a series of gullies bowls and open flanks - eventually leading to lac de lou.
Next it was Orelle. From the top of the second lift you just duck under the fence and go! There is a long sweeping descent following the curve of the valley to the left. It was a bit later in the day now and it was already fairly tracked. But becuase the area is so big, it was possible to find fresh powder. This is a relatively easy run, but there is some avalanche risk, so best avoided if the risk level is high.
This was one of the best days of the season - and it was May! Hats off to late skiing :-)
robin white
www.broski.co.uk
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