Sector: Pied Moutet (Vallée Blanche)
From the ridge at
Pied Moutet 2100, beside the
Troïka bar/restaurant at the top of the Pied Moutet & Super Venosc chairlifts (20 & 21), traverse across the upper slopes to run under the line of the 2-seater Pied Moutet chairlift. There is a short steepish pitch just after the start, for 20–30 m (22–33 yd) or so, just before the route officially begins by dropping off down to the skier's right.
The upper section is motorway wide and maintains a steady gradient throughout its straight fall-line descent, parallel to the chairlift, delivering a fast cruise and an opportunity to practise rapid short turns.
The
Pied Moutet chairlift (20) is an easy link below to the skier's right. Alternatively, bypass this lift to continue the descent towards Les Deux Alpes town and to reach the other chairlifts serving this sector: swinging to the skier's left will take you on a long gentle traverse to the
Vallée Blanche chairlift (19) at the Mont-de-Lans end of the town; turning to the skier's right continues as the
Super Venosc piste, sweeping across the hillside on a fast swath through the fir plantation, for a good link with the
Super Venosc chairlift (21) at the Venosc end of town.
