The late extreme skier Patrick Vallencant skiing the Grandes

The French extreme skier Patrick Vallencant (1946-1989) skiing the South Face of the Grandes Jorasses on the Italian side of the Massif of Mont Blanc in 1987. Vallencant was killed in a nonskiing related climbing accident in the South of France in 1989. In addition to numerous first descents throughout the world, Vallencant popularized his exploits in a series of films and created his own line of ski clothing, Degre 7.

Patrick Vallencant

Epic Steep skiing on the Grandes Jorasses' North Face – Alpine Mag

48 Most Influential Skiers of All Time

france – Ross Hewitt Guiding

The Return of the Extreme Skier - Powder

france – Ross Hewitt Guiding

Bibliographies Skiing History

Patrick Vallençant - Filmography - MNTNFILM

france – Ross Hewitt Guiding

Patrick Vallençant - Filmography - MNTNFILM

Steep Ski Pioneers – mtnath

Downplay- The Ups and Downs of First Descents, Ascent Magazine

Friday Night Video: Patrick Vallençant

Patrick Halgren

THE STEEP SKIING OF TOMORROW – mtnath

11,162 Extreme Skiing Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images

Full Send Personified: A Day of Extreme Freeride Skiing, Extreme

11,162 Extreme Skiing Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

Jager Couloir, Ski Touring route in Haute-Savoie