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Lava at Alpe du Grand Serre

Intermediate · 866 m long with 227 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
866 mlength
227 mvertical
2166 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Lava is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Lava

Lifts that reach the top: Perollier (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 27 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rinnes
  2. Ski Fayards (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Serriou
  5. Ski Clots (easy)
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ride Parché
  8. Ski Marmottes (easy)
  9. Ride Perollier
  10. Ski Lava (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Combe Belle, Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Perollier (3 min), Parché (4 min), Pâtres (4 min).

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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.