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Papillon at Arêches-Beaufort

Easy · 1080 m long with 223 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1080 mlength
223 mvertical
1861 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Papillon

Lifts that reach the top: TSD4 - Piapolay (skiing easy terrain to get there); Grande Combe (skiing easy terrain to get there); TSF4 - Combettes (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate 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 Papillon (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Variante Piapolay, Pas des vaches, Piapolay, Freeride du Roc Blanc 1, Freeride du Roc Blanc 2. Nearest lifts from the bottom: TSD4 - Piapolay (3 min), Le Bois (4 min), Jardin d'Enfants (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.