 Poster: A snowHead
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Dont know if this is in the right place.
i'm looking for maps/guide book to ski touring. Preferably in the Serre Chevalier area
Any help greatly apreciated
ta muchos 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowangel., .... Try Pistehors for starters. I will see if i have got any references to any publications. Maps will be easily available, but are not a substitute for good local information.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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snowangel., if you can cope with reading French, check out the Editions Olizane guides. I think the one on the Ecrins should have some stuff in your area. The Toponeige guides have some coverage of that area too (see www.volopress.fr) but cover more extreme routes.
The French IGN maps 1:25000 maps are as good as it gets for France I think - not quite up there with Swiss of British maps though.
Would think you'll be able to find all this stuff in Briancon.
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snowangel.,
There are loads of books and maps in the bookshops in Brianccon. All in French though, which maybe not what you're after if it's for customers in the chalet.
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hey thanks all
have bookmarked this page will start looking.
it was for me more than for clients so french isn't really a problem.
Arno, do you mean the blue hiking maps? I have one of them but i know for sure there are other routes that aren't on those maps.
Anyway thanks a bunch, better go read now
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Arno, do you mean the blue hiking maps? I have one of them but i know for sure there are other routes that aren't on those maps.
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The blue touring routes are prepared in collaboration with local ski tourers and show some of the easier routes to cols and summits. You don't normally see anything with sustained pitches above 45 degrees shown. You can figure that the routes will be toponeige grades 2.1-3.3/4.1. You can pretty much ski the whole mountain if you are good enough and obviously they don't show routes that have not been skied yet. 
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snowangel., yes - as far as I know, those are as "comprehensive" as it gets for maps. there isn't a French equivalent of the Swiss ski touring maps unfortunately
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