45e parallèle at Alpe du Grand Serre
Easy · 509 m long with 158 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing SW.
22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
509 mlength
158 mvertical
2086 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
45e parallèle is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to 45e parallèle
Lifts that reach the top: Cloutons (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 31 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Rinnes
- Ski Fayards (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Serriou
- Ski Clots (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Parché
- Ski Les Lacs (easy)
- Ski Samby (easy)
- Ride Cloutons
- Ski Samby (easy)
- Ski 45e parallèle (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Samby. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cloutons (1 min).
See 45e parallèle on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpe du Grand SerreMeasured 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.