This couloir, which doesn’t exactly start from l’Aiguille des Saint Pères, doesn’t benefit from the same notoriety as the Y-couloirs.
Access is a little longer along the arête with an easy section among the rocks.
For this reason, it is very rarely skied, but because of its wider, easier slope, it should attract those who would like to discover the sector in a progressive manner.
The Third Couloir is definitely worth a visit.