Grande Autannes - Croix de Bron - Trient (from Le Tour)

I joined the CAF (club alpin Francais), which is a super inclusive, very friendly outfit, who arrange tours for members at the weekends. Go along on Friday night, listen to what's planned, put your name down for Saturday or Sunday, or both. The trips are led by experienced locals and they tend to go on interesting variations from the standard fare, both in the valley and sometimes outside it too. Average age perhaps 50? But all very, very fit, so they are fast on the climbs. Going down, they might not be so fast.. perhaps "considered" is a good word to describe the pace. But it's a great way to learn new routes and improve your french, being that they are so friendly, and will even revert to english if needed!
This route took us up the Grande Autannes from Le Tour, then across to a saddle on the Glacier Grande called the "Croix de Bron", from there we skied down the nicely steep Glacier Grande and down along the lower valley to the village of Trient, where a van was waiting to whisk us home. The pic shows the view of the glacier before our descent. More pics here...