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Bec des Etagnes
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Went up Mt Fort this morning and wasn't quite sure what to do. Rosablanche is very tracked and did a Pralong tour yesterday. Decided to come down front side of Mt Fort and hike up to the Bec des Etagnes, the next peak on the ridge. Not been up there before.

Mt Fort is a bit bumpy at the moment but nice chalky snow


Came down under the cables and traversed across above the Refuge de Tortin. Brings you out onto this slope. Hike up diagonally left and the the Bec des Etagnes is the right of the 2 peaks


View from the summit


Good view of the exposure on Mt Fort North Face. Superbowl entry to the Mt Fort glacier centre left with Rosablanche in the background


Now to get down. A bit steeper than I imagined...


Tricky snow and that couloir was very tight!


Enjoying the view with a definite sense of relief....


The second pitch down to the lake - would be sensational in powder


Finally some nice snow further down


Looking back up from Siviez. Still plenty of snow on the pistes.


Alas finished the day losing to Tim at speed skiing....


Looking forward to doing that again in powder!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Rubbish. Try harder next time please.
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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?

BobinCH wrote:
Mt Fort is a bit bumpy at the moment but nice chalky snow


under a new name's trousers can barely contain his excitement!
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