The Vallon de la Selle is one of the classic routes from Les Deux Alpes or La Grave to the village of St Christoph in the Veneon Valley. Despite the start point at nearly 3600m and the high-mountain terrain it crosses the route is entirely non-glacial, so there is no risk of crevasses or serac…
Although now based in the Alps, I did start my skiing career in Scotland. It is easy to overlook the fact that there is some great skiing in Scotland, both lift served and in the Scottish backcountry. There are some legendary pistes whose names evoke some of my earliest skiing memories – Cairngorm’s White Lady,…
Just to the south of the Col du Lautaret, the Combeynot range offers a range of interesting ski tours of differing lengths and difficulties. The high starting point (2057m) at the Lautaret means that it is possible to ski back to the road on north facing slopes, even late in the season. On Wednesday (27th…
