Camping at Sunset, Skiing Steep Face at Sunrise | Hidden Faces Ep 6
07:38 min
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07/04/2021
From skipowd.tv :
Loïc Isliker and Paul de Groot bivouac high above the valley to drop into the demanding north face of Dent de Valère in the Region Dents du Midi at sunrise. After evaluating avalanche conditions overnight, both freeriders commit to this steep 5.1 TD line, linking controlled turns down exposed snowfields and narrow technical passages. Early morning alpine light illuminates their calculated big mountain descent down the high-consequence face.
From Youtube :
A face we have been eyeballing the whole season. It’s a tricky one, kind of low, pure north, not always enough snow and subject to avalanche danger most of the time. We didn’t want to push it on this mountain and wanted to inspect the snow a day before, therefore we took a tent and spended the night on mountain to ski in the morning with a beautiful sunrise. Everything went well and it felt like a great way to end the series with this mission. That being said, we are going to continue, like you see in the last seconds of the episode something is coming in the fall...!
This video is supported by Region Dents du Midi: https://www.regiondentsdumidi.ch
Dent de Valère
Face N
5.1, E2, TD, S5
The route on FATMAP:
https://fatmap.com/routeid/2753065/dent-de-valere-north-face?fmid=cp
Skiers/filmers: Loïc Isliker, Paul de Groot
Edit by: Loïc Isliker
Paul de Groot: https://www.instagram.com/pauldegrootfreeskier
Loïc Isliker: https://www.instagram.com/loicisliker
Track (skiing part): Kalimantan - Two Girls
https://soundcloud.com/kalimantanmusic
Labe:l Musaïc
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