Chateau Philibert

It was a lovely sunny day so Trevor and I set off to try another route on La Masse (see previous post). From the top of the lac noir chairlift we went down to col de la bache. From here we traversed to the north east to gain a small col by lac crianltallia - just possible without getting off the board. Another traverse to the north leads to the col that separates le Teurre and the main ridge. From here it opens out into an wide valley which is just superb skiing - you can pick your route wherever you like to avoid the tracks.

The valley narrows slightly and you pass several gites on the way down to the bottom of the valley at le Bettaix. From here there is a chair lift back to les menuires. Highly reccomended med/low risk of avalanche and grade easy/intermedate.