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):
- Ride TSD4 - Grand Mont
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Les Perches (intermediate)
- Ski Combe de Perche (intermediate)
- Ski L'écharté, Combe de Perche (easy)
- Ride TSD4 - Piapolay
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Variante Grande Combe (easy)
- 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).
See Papillon on the 3D mapAll runs at Arêches-BeaufortMeasured 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.