L'Aiguille Hors Piste at Pra Loup

Freeride · 857 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

L'Aiguille Hors Piste is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to L'Aiguille Hors Piste

Lifts that reach the top: TSF4 Observatoire (skiing freeride terrain to get there); unnamed rope tow (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 87 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

1. Ride TCD6 Costebelle
2. Ski Sestrière (novice)
3. Ski Langail (intermediate)
4. Ski Bergeries (easy)
5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
6. Ride TK Gimette
7. Ski Serre de l'Homme (intermediate)
8. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
9. Ski Marmottes (easy)
10. Ski Lac (intermediate)
11. Ride TK Lac 2
12. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
13. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
14. Ski unnamed freeride trail (freeride)
15. Ski Quartiers (intermediate)
16. Ski Chemin des Agneliers (intermediate)
17. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
18. Ride TSF4 Ubaguets
19. Ski Perdrix (intermediate)
20. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
21. Ride TK Crous 2
22. Ski Aigle (intermediate)
23. Ski Renard (easy)
24. Ski Forêt (easy)
25. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
26. Ski Gentianes (novice)
27. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
28. Ski Coucous (easy)
29. Ride TSD6 La Chaup
30. Ski Roche aux fées (easy)
31. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
32. Ride TSF4 Observatoire
33. Ski Serge Gousseault (intermediate)
34. Ski Jonquilles (intermediate)
35. Ski Jonquilles Hors Piste (freeride)
36. Ski L'Aiguille Hors Piste (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Roche aux fées, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSF4 Observatoire (1 min), Plateau 1 (5 min), Plateau 2 (5 min).