The north face of Les Courtes was first asended by Austrians, Helmuth Drachsler and Walter Gstrein. It’s considered a classic climb but rarely is the route ever skied.

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Yannick Boissenot, Stéphane Roguet, Nicolas Brunel and Titi Gentet have changed all that after what is being considered one of the biggest descents of the season in the Chamonix valley.

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