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Lac rouge at Arêches-Beaufort

Advanced · 688 m long with 181 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
688 mlength
181 mvertical
1848 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Lac rouge 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 Lac rouge

Lifts that reach the top: Grande Combe (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); TSF4 - Combettes (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 36 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride TSD4 - Grand Mont
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Les Perches (intermediate)
  4. Ski Combe de Perche (intermediate)
  5. Ski L'écharté, Combe de Perche (easy)
  6. Ride TSD4 - Piapolay
  7. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  8. Ski Variante Grande Combe (easy)
  9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  10. Ride Grande Combe
  11. Ski Grande Combe (easy)
  12. Ski Pas des vaches (intermediate)
  13. Ski Lac rouge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pas des vaches. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD4 - Piapolay (4 min), Le Bois (4 min), Jardin d'Enfants (5 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.