Fontaine Froide at Alpe du Grand Serre
Intermediate · 1907 m long with 375 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.
27°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1907 mlength
375 mvertical
2166 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Fontaine Froide is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Fontaine Froide
Lifts that reach the top: Perollier (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 27 minutes, intermediate 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 Marmottes (easy)
- Ride Perollier
- Ski Fontaine Froide (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Perollier (1 min), Pâtres (1 min), Parché (2 min).
See Fontaine Froide 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.