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Val d'Isere - the 'lost valley'



 
 
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Old December 29th 04, 04:29 PM
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Can someone tell me how we find the 'lost valley' (or 'hidden valley')
in the Espace Killy?

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Old December 30th 04, 09:45 AM
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Hi

Can someone tell me how we find the 'lost valley' (or 'hidden valley')
in the Espace Killy?

I think, and I could be completely wrong, you get into it just below the
Tommeuses chairs, there is a gun barrel which you dip into which gives entry
to the Vallee Perdue. I followed my Son and his Instructor down this narrow
rock lined 'run' a couple of years ago - I am guessing it is what you are
looking for.

It pops you out just above La Daille near the end of the Triffolet red run.

Clive


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Old December 30th 04, 06:51 PM
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As you go up the La Daille bubble it is in the gully on your right. Get off
the top of the bubble and ski over towards the Tommeuseses chair and pick it
up from there. It's pretty obvious when you are there.

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Old January 3rd 05, 08:58 AM
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:51:27 -0000, "Rob White"
wrote:


As you go up the La Daille bubble it is in the gully on your right. Get off
the top of the bubble and ski over towards the Tommeuseses chair and pick it
up from there. It's pretty obvious when you are there.


This is indeed one of several entrance points to the "Piste Perdue",
which is a narrow gorge running down the valley to la Daille. (It's
worth noting that the "Vallée Perdue" itself also contains the
Triffolet piste, so is not really very lost. )

The 'classic' route would start just above (and skiers left of) the
bottom of the Tommeuses chair. Personally, I usually prefer to track
left from the top of the chair, dropping down further round the bowl,
then tracking into the valley from there.

As others have pointed out, different snow levels can make for an
interesting route down, or into, the gorge, sometimes requiring a
crawl through, sometimes over, various natural features which may be
full of snow. I like to take intermediate groups down it, as it's not
usually very difficult, but can give them a great sense of adventure
and achievement.

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