Joe vallone upper trifide La Grave France Spring 2009! Video by Linus the Swede!!! Thanks Linus!

6 years of waiting till this line was right, I had a one day window and it all came together, Didn't set out to do it but it was just one of those days were everything was right and if you snooze you loose, the worst part was post holing up there. After watching the line and the exit all year, I was totally fooled when in the line as to what the exit would be, Very exciting and exhilarating , the run is blind until the exit, every role in the line keeps you wondering if you are were you want to be. Steeper than it looks, three years ago someone from France skied this line and the whole thing slabbed and killed him at the first role. You want to do your homework for these. The Frenchies used to not have the air at the bottom and it used to snow enough to ski right through it. The air is probably 3 times as far out is it is down to clear the slab. I wanted to do it again, but the next day it was too wind loaded and the day after that stripped and gone for the season. I hate waiting for snow to stick to rock slabs, but this one was worth it. Pretty wild. Enjoy and come visit me in La Grave if you like what you see!!!

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[ascents3353ers]

epic!

[GUIDESPERSPECTIVE]

@monarch101010  Thanks, I'm Yummy!

[MontannieH]

WOW Joe! Rock on! Must have been a fucking exhilarating run! You did the Upper Trifide! WootWoot!! Hope to see you again in France soon bud - Annie

[monarch101010]

mmmm.....that is hotttt.....that guy is yummy!

[linusclason]

The name of the song is Hello? Is this thing on? by chkchkchk or !!!. Check them out on myspace search on chkchkchk and buy their records!

[daveinmontana]

Joey Vallone How the hell are you? Haven't seen you in years. Ramsay mentioned you were living over in La France. Hope you are well and still at it there. Great ski off trifide!! Dave Bell

[Zynob]

Whats the name of the song??

[switchbacksidecork]

Sickness, nice line, looks slabby, You ski like a guide!!!