Vertosan (Mont)

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Il bel vallone del Flassin con il percorso I Le beau vallon du Flassin avec le parcours I The pretty Flassin valley with the route I Das schöne Flassin-Tal mit der Route I El bonito valle de Flassin con su recorrido

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Il bel fabbricato del Flassin I Le gracieux bâtiment du Flassin I The pleasant Flassin house I Der schöne Flassin-Komplex I La buena construcción del Flassin

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Il vallone si allarga completamente I Le vallon va s’étirer complètement I The valley widens up completely I Das Tal dehnt sich voll aus I El valle se abre totalmente

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Alpe Tsa de Flassin I L’Alpe Tsa de Flassin I The Tsa de Flassin alpine pasture I Die Alpe Tsa de Flassin I Establo de Tsa de Flassin

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Si arriva al sole I On arrive au soleil I Reaching the sun I Man kommt in der Sonne an I Llegando al sol

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Tra sole e ombra I Entre soleil et ombre I Between light and shade I Zwischen Sonne und Schatten I Entre sol y sombra

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Si imbocca il ripido vallone che conduce al colle I On emprunte le raid vallon qui mène au col I At the start of the steep valley that leads to the col I Man nimmt das steile Tal das zum Sattel führt I Se toma el pronunciado valle que lleva hasta el collado

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Ripido traverso I Un travers raide I A steep traverse I Steile Traverse I Empinada travesía

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Arrivo al Col Vertosan I L’arrivée au Col Vertosan I Reaching the Col Vertosan I Ankunft am Col Vertosan I Llegando al collado Vertosan

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Uno sguardo indietro sulla Cordella I Un regard en arrière sur la Cordella I Looking back at the Cordella peak I Ein Rückblick auf die Cordella I Un vistazo atrás hacia Cordella

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Il costone con neve ventata I La crête avec de la neige soufflée I The ridge with snow drifts I Der Grat mit windverwehtem Schnee I La gran ladera con nieve venteada

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Arrivo alla meta I Nous arrivons à destination I Reaching our destination I Ankunft am Gipfel I Llegando a la meta

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | In vetta I Au sommet I On top I Am Gipfel I En la cima

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Il pendio che scende al Col Vertosan I La pente qui descende au Col Vertosan I The slope going down to the Vertosan Col I Der Hang der zum Col Vertosan abfällt I La pendiente que desciende al collado Vertosan

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Sullo sfondo Monte Bianco e Grandes Jorasses I Le Mont Blanc et les Grandes Jorasses en toile du fond I Mont Blanc and the Grandes Jorasses in the background I Im Hintergrund der Mont Blanc und die Grande Jorasses I Al fondo el Mont Blanc y las Grandes Jorasses

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Arrivo al Col Vertosan I L’arrivée au Col Vertosan I Reaching the Col Vertosan I Ankunft am Col Vertosan I Llegando al Col Vertosan

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Si scende nel vallone del Flassin I On descend dans le vallon du Flassin I Going down in the Flassin valley I Man fährt ins Flassin-Tal ab I Bajando por el valle de Flassin

October 30, 2020 | skialpgsb | Nella parte mediana del vallone I Dans la partie médiane du vallon I In the middle part of the valley I Im Mittelteil des Tals I En la parte media del valle

Details

Vertical drop (m): 1450
Starting altitude (m): 1370
Top/Max altitude (m): 2821
Exposure: N
Ski grade: BS
Route type: Wide slopes

Start point

Parcheggio Flassin

Note

Beta
- Timing: 3h45’ up
- Best season: February to March
- Aspect of the descent: S then NE
- Ascent length: 7.200m

Discovering the wild Combe d’Ars

Mont Labiez is a summit on the long N arête of Mont Fallère. It divides the Flassin valley from the Combe d’Ars and is climbed along this face because it is gentler than the decidedly technical couloirs of the N one. In the shade in the initial part of the route, it is then sunny in the upper stretch of the Combe d’Ars: invariably, the snow consistency will differ.
This is a varied itinerary that is not too popular: pick your line and you’re in for untouched storm skiing. The wood at the beginning will not ease progression, but from the Ars mountain pasture onwards, the landscape changes, with a series of valleys and knolls that lead to the broad Combe d’Ars. In the final part, sensational vistas appear on the horizon, encompassing the main Pennine Alps peaks, from Matterhorn as far as Mont Vélan, and also unusual glimpses on Mont Fallère and the Flassin valley below.
The descent is via the same uptrack, freely: you are in for a pleasant ride.
This route is rated GS and features some stretches of minor difficulty: you are required to possess the adequate technical and physical skills and training.

Approach

From the motorway exit Aosta Est, take the tunnel leading to the Grand Saint Bernard valley, then follow it and go beyond the hamlets of Gignod, Etroubles and Saint-Oyen. You will find the village of Echevennoz just before Etroubles: leave the state road E27, turning left to enter the village, then turn left again and follow the signpost for Chez Les Blancs. Continue for 400m until you reach the car park.

Description

From the car park, head due S climbing the vast slopes or the forestry road freely until you reach the hamlet of Gariache (1.472m). Head to the right and follow the shallow forestry road, then leave it after about 600 m, veering left and starting climbing the wood in a narrow passage between the trees, before finding a clearing that you will climb until its end, keeping to its right. At the end of the clearing, go back inside the wood, joining up with the forestry road again; follow it until the beginning of the Ars Valley, where the wood comes to an end. Carry on flanking the Ars mountain pasture (1.974m) and climb up broad slopes above, before entering a small valley. Go round the Tsa by veering right, crossing a flat bowl, then go to the foot of its E ridge. Pass a steeper section and merge with the gentle final ridge, where you will find a forestry bivouac, after having left the face. From here, you will quickly reach the top of Mont Labiez (2.632m), surmounted by a cairn with a wood cross on top.

Descent
Make the descent freely via your skin track as far as the trailhead. In the first part of the descent, go down towards the Tsa d’Ars on pretty, sunny slopes before entering the small valley that leads to the Ars mountain pasture. From there, following your uptrack. go back to the car park by crossing sections of the wood.

Last revision December 6, 2020
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