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This big face is beautiful and very nice to ski. Unfortunately we got caught by bad weather just 200m from the summit. We recieved 700 vertical meters skiing with 20cm powder snow, so we got satisfied anyway.

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09.00 o'clock in the morning. Traversing to the bergschrund from Grand Montets.

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We roped up before crossing the bergschrund. There was a accident here earlier this year. He is ok now.

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The slope is 45-50 degrees.

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Thick hight clowds...

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It's about 300 vertical meters climbing to the bergschrund from Grands Montets.

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We will probably come back to this face again in the future.

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The skitour took five hours.

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Photo taking from the summit of Aiguille d'Argentière showing the the North/North-East face of les Courtes.