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Cassini at Alpe d'Huez

Advanced · 1152 m long with 269 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 21° at its steepest, facing S.

21°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1152 mlength
269 mvertical
3160 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Cassini is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Cassini

Lifts that reach the top: Pic Blanc 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 47 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ski Retour TC Alpette (easy)
  3. Ski Chevreuils (easy)
  4. Ski Chemin de l'Orgière (easy)
  5. Ride TC Alpette
  6. Ski unnamed connector
  7. Ride Alpette-Rousses
  8. Ski unnamed connector
  9. Ski Le Belvédère (intermediate)
  10. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  11. Ride Pic Blanc 3
  12. Ski Sarenne (advanced)
  13. Ski Cassini (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sarenne. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Herpie (3 min), Chalvet (17 min), Lombards (20 min).

See Cassini on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpe d'Huez
Measured 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.