Bec des Rosses, Mountain summit in Valais, Switzerland

Bec des Rosses is a rocky summit of the Pennine Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais, above Verbier, within the 4 Vallées ski area. Its face drops about 500 metres from a start at 3223 m, with most routes between 55 and 60 degrees.

The Bec des Rosses is the final venue of the Freeride World Tour, the extreme skiing and snowboarding championship held there each year. Competitors start at 3,223 m and choose their own lines down a 500 m vertical drop, on a rocky face with gradients of 55 to 60 degrees.

Each year the Bec des Rosses hosts the Verbier Extreme, the final event of the Freeride World Tour and the most prestigious extreme skiing and snowboarding contest. Competitors start at 3,223 m and choose their own lines down a 500 m vertical drop.

The face is reached from Verbier through the 4 Vallées ski area, with the competition start at 3223 m and 500 m of vertical drop below it. Competitors choose their own line down the rocky face, where gradients run between 55 and 60 degrees. The terrain suits experienced skiers and snowboarders with full avalanche equipment; the descent is not a marked piste.

The competition start on the Bec des Rosses lies at 3,223 m above sea level, and competitors choose their own lines down a 500 m vertical drop. The rocky face, with gradients of 55 to 60 degrees, is regarded as one of the hardest ski descents in the Alps.