La Grave Trifides 2 Couloir March 2019

Wonderful steep and deep conditions down Trifides 2 Couloir in La Grave. One of the best runs from the last day with the skierslodge.com and our great guide Jurgen.

[@riotsk3834]

It’s fun soo steep but not too crazy steep it’s fun of ski day , envy urs so much ch !!

[@dutchfreeheel]

You guys had almost perfect conditions, good timing. La Grave, I love that place.

[@barronernst]

Agreed - it was a really really nice day with awesome conditions to ski that couloir. I also love La Grave!

[@blakebarone1809]

So many soft turns

[@DavidMadeira29]

De ja view, anyone, but Larry Mullen Jr. with the stocking tip?

[@marie-liesserichard7234]

Les vallons de la meige

[@gabrielmarias972]

Hi! Amazing! In your opinion what will be the order from easy-difficult between the 3 Triffides 2-1-3?

[@barronernst]

From what I recall, Trifides 1 is the easiest, although the entrance can be a bit sketchy. Trifides 0 (before 1) was challenging, and then you have to make sure to ski out over into 1 before the band of cliffs below. 2 was definitely the most challenging as there was a mandatory side slip in the middle over a fairly large rock. 3 is not regularly skied as it ends in a 30 ft cliff.

[@Osnosis]

Serious avalanche terrain. Did you dig pits? Carry beacons? Have an English avy forecast?

[@barronernst]

Lead skier in the group is a local guide from Skier's Lodge in La Grave. All members of the group equipped with beacons and avalanche rescue gear.

[@barronernst]

And all the guides at the lodge who are skiing each day (there are usually four of them) coordinate on avalanche forecasts. Our group was pretty advanced though with all of us having extensive off piste experience and one of the members was a professional ski patroller as well.