Fontanet at 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon
Intermediate · 467 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 24° at its steepest, facing W.
24°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
467 mlength
164 mvertical
2392 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Fontanet is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Fontanet
Lifts that reach the top: Chaux Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chaux-Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).
Where it ends
Joins skitour: Arolla - Verbier, randonnée à ski: Arolla - Verbier, Fontanet, skitour: Arolla - Verbier, randonnée à ski: Arolla - Verbier. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mayentzet (7 min), unnamed rope tow (8 min), Rouge (10 min).
See Fontanet on the 3D mapAll runs at 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/ThyonMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.