Barbey Couloir

Skiing Couloir Barbey on the north-east side of Aiguille d’Argentiere – with Wolfgang and Eva.

Barbey couloir is a big day out ski touring from Grands Montet cable car.  The climb up the Milieu glacier is about 1200hm, then there is another 600m uphill to get back over Col de Chardonnet, which was the bonus ski of the day in perfect, creamy corn snow. After a few sunny days there were tracks before us, but still cold powder to be skied in the Barbey, that is in fact a fairly large face rather then a couloir.

  • Climbing Aig d'Argentiere by the Milieu Glacier, ski the Barbey face on the north side, and we come back over col de Chardonnet
  • Skinning up the Milieu Glacier, Aig Vert towering behind
  • 2/3 of the way up to Aig d'Argentiere
  • Summit of Aiguille d'Argentiere, almost at 4000m
  • Wolfgang on the first turns from the ridge down the north-east face called the Barbey couloir
  • Plenty of track but still soft snow to be skied, there is lots of space left to track
  • 800m of 45 degree steep skiing
  • Half way down to the Saleina glacier
  • Skinning around the north side of Aig d'Argentiere
  • Up the Saleina glacier towards Col de Chardonnet
  • Climbing up the north side of Col de Chardonnet
  • Good rock on the towers next to the col, for another time...
  • Perfect creamy corn snow from Col de Chardonnet
  • Almost back on the Argentiere glacier
  • Barbey Couloir on Aiguille d'Argetiere north-east face

More information about skiing Barbey couloir at Camptocamp.

Activites: Ski Touring.
Locations: Chamonix.
Seasons: Spring and Winter.