The Gordolasque valley

The western flank of Grand Capelet and the steep high peaks overlook the itinerary to the Nice refuge and Lac Niré. This wild glacial cirque is characteristic of the rapid and intense erosion during the last period of glaciation. 20000 years ago, glaciers covered all of the valley and then hollowed out the Gordolasque valley into the shape of a trough. Today, there still remains evidence of glacial erosion along the itinerary: immense smooth slabs on which you walk at times were smoothened by this phenomenon.