La Grave: Col des Ruillans
Built around a cluster of hamlets above the Romanche valley, La Grave grew into a small high-Alpine community in the Écrins massif. Col des Ruillans lies at 3,211 metres on the slopes beneath La Meije, whose highest summit reaches 3,984 metres. The pass is reached by the La Grave cable car and forms the upper access point for the celebrated off-piste terrain of La Grave–La Meije; its routes are not groomed or marked like a conventional ski area. Ice and rock dominate this upper world, with the Glacier de la Girose spreading across the high ground. Far below, La Grave retains the compact stone-and-timber character of a long-established Dauphiné mountain settlement.
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La Grave sits in the Romanche valley in France’s Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, where the north face of La Meije rises above the upper Oisans. At 3,984 metres, La Meije is one of the most recognisable summits in the Écrins massif, giving this small mountain community an unusually dramatic alpine setting. The Téléphériques de la Meije carry skiers, climbers and walkers towards high-altitude terrain around the Glacier de la Girose, while the village retains the stone-and-wood character typical of older Alpine settlements. La Grave is also on the road between Grenoble and Briançon via the Col du Lautaret. Discover how La Grave relates to the Oisans and Écrins area by browsing nearby webcams.
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