Day 4 - The Severaisse River
The Severaisse drains many of the glaciers of the Ecrins National park and although a relatively small river it keeps it's levels through to August.
As Peter Knowles says in his guide to the Southern Alps - the Severaisse is 'pure dead brill' and 'very friendly'. It's a fast and continous alpine river with nothing major to worry about and it makes an excellent introduction to alpine paddling.
There are a couple of options for get ins and get outs on the Severaisse depending on whether you want to stick to grade III or go for some grade IV rapids.
After your trip down the Drac yesterday you and the instructors will have a good idea of your ability so you can make an informed choice based on the river levels!
Whatever you choose, you will be rewarded with some of the most spectacular scenery in the Alps. The river runs down the valley of Valgaudemar which is 24km long with 3000m+ mountain giants towering above you on both sides.
