La Grave is about two and a half hours from Lyon.

Experts can find excellent off-piste skiing within the lift system and over in linked La Grave.

Technically speaking, La Grave is not a ski resort.

Their business employs some of the 30 or so guides living in La Grave.

The mountain overlooks the valley of the Romanche river and the village of La Grave to the north.

The experts' Mecca of La Grave is nearby.

At first he was attracted to the bumper sticker on her car, which said La Grave, France.

La Grave is a small village with a few bars and hotels, so it's not the place for clubbing, but things do happen here!

A walk (or snowcat tow) takes you to the slopes of La Grave.

For experts it is linked to the dramatic off-piste area of La Grave.