We drove around to the nearest point to the northern departure ... and soon found a lay-by that was obviously used as the parking spot.
The route started in the early morning shadow on a well frozen surface. We headed off to the trees following the tracks from the prior days.
Soon we were working our way up the obvious track - steep and narrow - there was a thought at the back of our minds that we would have to come back down here!
Once we had climbed up through the trees the ground opened up and we could see the peak rising above the high pasture.
The summit was up a ridge rising in the direction we were approaching. Previous parties had cut a trail, which helped as the surface up here was quite crusty, as we would find on the descent.
We were a little early for the descent, and we should have waited for 30 mins or so more. The top section was breakable crust, and it stretched our technique and capability.
Chris found the simplest way first, but resorting to gentle snowplough turns he did not break the crust so much... Bryon and I took a few falls more to work out the secret.
By the time we got to the bowl, it had softened up and we were skiing easier. A thankful way to calm the nerves before the trees!
The trees were a series of tight turns and lots of side slip, but were not as challenging as the breakable crust up top.
The final sections were along gentler tracks, still narrow, but more of a ride.
Out the bottom the final section was across the fields to the car, and back to the gite for tea.