Is there a greater pleasure for the ski mountaineer than discovering, from race to race, the spaces he has guessed behind a summit, the secret valleys spotted during his passage through the neighboring valley? With Ouest-Suisse, François Labande inaugurated a collection which has now proven itself. From the French-Swiss Prealps to the Western Bernese Alps, from Marécottes to Lac Noir, from Léman to Lake Thun, the reader will find the races within reach, following a classification established by difficulty. The reissue of this work was necessary; it has been the subject of a complete update.
 François Labande was born in 1941. He collaborated with various magazines, including AlpiRando and Montagnes Magazine. The second edition of this updated ski touring guide is part of a collection created by François Labande.