Davide Capozzi and Stefano Bigio put down the first ski and snowboard descent of this spicy ridge in the Mont Blanc range. It doesn’t stand out as an obvious ski line, but is riddled with plenty of steeps and exposure. “I think the route is often in condition but the real difficulty lies in finding both enough snow and cold temperatures,” said Capozzi. “The ridge gets the sun practically all day long and transforms quickly. The route is very similar to the Rochefort diagonal (skied in 2006 by Remy Lecluse and repeated in 2010 by Stefano and myself) but we believe this one is harder to ski since the ridge is narrow and you’re always on the knife-edge drop!” Via Planet Mountain.

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