Palsembleu at Arc 1600
Expert · 2558 m long with 303 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 31° at its steepest, facing NW.
31°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
2558 mlength
303 mvertical
2137 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Palsembleu is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Palsembleu
Lifts that reach the top: Envers (skiing novice terrain to get there); La Roche (skiing novice terrain to get there); Golf (skiing novice terrain to get there); Télémétro (skiing novice terrain to get there); Stade (skiing easy terrain to get there); Bécoin (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 31 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Champagny
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Bouquetin (easy)
- Ski Liaison Verdons (easy)
- Ride Verdons Sud
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ski Verdons (easy)
- Ski Marie Chantal (easy)
- Ride Bécoin
- Ski Pavane (easy)
- Ski Palsembleu (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Pavane, Les Étroits, Les Halles. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Adrets (2 min), Envers (2 min), Stade (2 min).
See Palsembleu on the 3D mapAll runs at Arc 1600Measured 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.